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Douglas County proclaims Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and approves $2.5M supportive‑housing grant for adults with ID
Summary
At its March 24 meeting, the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and approved a $2.5 million DD mill‑levy grant to Wellspring Community to repurpose a former hotel into 24 residential units with supportive services.
Douglas County commissioners on March 24 adopted a resolution proclaiming March 2026 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and unanimously approved a $2.5 million grant from the county's developmental disabilities (DD) mill levy to Wellspring Community to expand supportive housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The proclamation, read into the record with a short video, recalled the federal proclamation recognizing March as National Developmental Disability Awareness Month and highlighted the county's 1‑mill property tax, approved by voters in 2001, that has funded services since 2002. Staff said most mill‑levy revenue historically is allocated to Developmental Pathways and to a competitive grants program that has distributed nearly $7 million to local organizations.
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