Spring is an excellent time for individuals, organizations and businesses to participate in the Adopt-a-Street program to keep Lee’s Summit’s streets and roadways free of trash and debris.

Lee’s Summit residents are beginning to receive Census forms in the mail. Please complete the 10-question form and mail it back to the Census by April 1.

The Lee’s Summit City Council took a major step toward residential curbside recycling at the March 4 City Council meeting with the approval of City staff to issue a state-mandated, two-year notice to all solid waste haulers providing services in the City.

Besides helping the environment, using a rain barrel is an inexpensive alternative to watering lawns and gardens. Collecting rainwater is also a great way to protect our lakes and streams by reducing the amount of stormwater run-off that can pickup pollutants as it flows over land.

The City of Lee’s Summit will have a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 15, to present information and to answer questions about the City’s efforts to assist property owners in listing eligible properties in the National Register of Historic Places.

In an effort to keep our streams clean of debris, the City of Lee’s Summit Public Works Department is organizing a “Stream Team” to clean up litter.

The Lee’s Summit Municipal Court ranks high in accessibility and fairness according to an internal administrative report that measures the performance of the City’s judicial system.

The Lee’s Summit community continues to mount up recognitions in 2010 including making the list of U.S. Wealth Centers according to Portfolio.com, a bizjournals property as well as BusinessWeek magazine’s list of the 2010 fastest growing cities.

Internet-based services and products developer Google Inc. is exploring new ways to deliver Internet better and more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today.

The City of Lee’s Summit expands the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) MetroFlex Route #252 in Lee’s Summit.  Effective in January, the expanded boundaries include newly developed amenities, such as the Summit Fair shopping center, Summit Technology Campus and Lee’s Summit Medical Center. View #252 Boundary Map.

The City of Lee’s Summit has been awarded a Capstone Award in the Infrastructure category for the work on the Interstate 470 and 350/50 Highway Interchange in Lee’s Summit.

The 2010 Missouri Arts Award for “Creative Community” was officially given to the City of Lee’s Summit during the awards ceremony on Wednesday, February 10, in the Rotunda of the State Capitol Building in Jefferson City, Missouri.

The prestigious honor was given by the Missouri Arts Council, a division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Missouri Arts Awards honor individuals and organizations that have made profound and lasting contributions to the cultural and artistic climate of the state.

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2010-2011 Program Year application process is underway through February 19, 2010.  The City is accepting applications for programs and projects sponsored by eligible public agencies or not-for-profit organizations to be funded through the CDBG program in the next program year (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011).

The City of Lee’s Summit’s Government Access Channel is now available over AT&T U-verse TV – making us the third community in the area broadcasting programming on the service’s Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) channel.