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Property owners in Douglas County will see their property taxes go up by about 3 percent for the 2019 tax year. Char Rosenow, Douglas County auditor/treasurer, provided detailed information about the county's $51.6 million budget and $27.2 million levy Thursday, Nov. 29, during its...

A new attendance and communication policy for Douglas County department heads was approved at last week's regular Douglas County Board meeting. But not before plenty of discussion. The policy states that when a department head is not going to be in the office, such as when they are...

It may have been half the amount asked for, but the Douglas County Lakes Association will receive funding from the Douglas County Board of Commissioners for the Douglas County Water Legacy Fund. Following much discussion at a special budget meeting Wednesday afternoon, the commissioners...

Second-half real estate tax payments for properties are due on or before Monday, Oct. 15. Payments may be made in person until 4:30 p.m. that day, said Char Rosenow, auditor-treasurer for Douglas County. Those mailing their tax payment must have envelopes postmarked no later than...

ST. PAUL — A state review released Tuesday, Sept. 25, found "significant inaccuracies" in what Minnesotans were charged while registering vehicles. The Legislative Auditor reviewed transactions associated with the new Minnesota Licensing and Registration System. Started up in...

Douglas County commissioners on Tuesday halted a disputed practice of allowing lakeshore owners to expand houses and other buildings as long as they replaced sidewalks or driveways with materials that better absorbed stormwater. The moratorium was approved during the commissioner's...

Douglas County taxpayers will see the solid waste fee from Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management double on next year's tax statements. Steve Vrchota, executive director of the waste-to-energy facility, asked for the increase at the regular Douglas County Board meeting Tuesday morning...

When it came time for items from the floor at Tuesday's Douglas County Board meeting, Joe Zunker took center stage and addressed the commissioners. Zunker, a 28-year employee of Douglas County Public Works in the survey division and a E-911 coordinator for the county, spoke on behalf...