April Municipal General Election to Fund Emergency Preparedness and Improvements to City’s Infrastructure Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | Views: 6630 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases On April 4, Lee’s Summit voters will be presented with three no tax increase general obligation bond questions totaling $186 million to fund emergency preparedness, transportation and city facilities reinvestment. A fourth ballot question asks voters to consider a 3% sales tax on all retail sales of adult use, non-medical marijuana. Question 1 would provide $74 million in funding for key public safety improvements that will provide public access and...
Engineer Zac Nelson is LSFD's 2023 Firefighter of the Year Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Views: 6787 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Engineer Zac Nelson is LSFD's 2023 Firefighter of the Year Join us in congratulating Engineer Zac Nelson for being selected as Lee's Summit Fire Department's 2023 Firefighter of the Year. The Awards Committee recognized Engineer Nelson's exemplary level of dedication and commitment to the department. Engineer Nelson consistently strives to improve everything and everyone around him, and his leadership role with the PEER Support Program keeps firefighter behavioral health at the forefront of daily operations....
Lee’s Summit Blood Drive to Address 2023 Emergency Shortage Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | Views: 8041 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Blood Drive to Address 2023 Emergency Shortage The City of Lee’s Summit, in partnership with the Community Blood Center, will host a blood drive on Monday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the City’s Maintenance Facility located at 1971 SE Hamblen Road. The Community Blood Center has declared its first blood emergency of 2023 as blood donations dip even lower and patient needs remain high. In January, Community Blood Center received 2,000 fewer blood donations than in January 2022 and blood...
Joe Snook Receives Missouri Parks & Recreation Fellow Award Thursday, March 2, 2023 | Views: 5054 | Categories: Parks & Recreation Press Releases Joe Snook Receives Missouri Parks & Recreation Fellow Award Lee's Summit Parks Administrator Joe Snook was honored with the Missouri Park and Recreation Association’s highest honor, Fellow Award, at their annual conference on February 16 in Lake Ozark, MO.
Fire Heavily Damages Duplex Friday, February 24, 2023 | Views: 9110 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Fire Heavily Damages Duplex On February 23, 2023, at 10:47 pm, the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in a duplex at NW Maple and NW Main Street. The reporting party was a duplex resident who discovered a fire in the neighboring unit. When the fire department arrived, the fire was visible from the front, side, and roof of one side of the single-story duplex. The reporting occupant was outside. Firefighters attacked the fire from the...