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Metro Districts Drive Big Tax Bills in Douglas County

A look at the dozens of special government districts paying investors with tax dollars

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Barrett Rothe
Jun 02, 2026
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If you live in a master-planned neighborhood in Douglas County, the largest single line on your property tax bill probably isn’t the county. It isn’t the school district either. It is, in many cases, a metropolitan district that you have likely never voted for, that was created before your home was built, and whose original board members were the develo…

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