Lee’s Summit Police and Fire Departments Battle for Blood Donations Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | Views: 5996 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Police and Fire Departments Battle for Blood Donations Lee’s Summit Police and Fire Departments are joining forces with the Community Blood Center for the second annual ‘Battle for Blood’ competition on Monday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public safety agencies will be competing to see who can collect the most blood donations and claim bragging rights for the next year. The event will be held at City Hall, 220 SE Green St., on the second floor in the Howard Conference Room. The public is invited...
City of Lee’s Summit to Host RecycleFEST on May 5 Friday, April 27, 2018 | Views: 6221 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases The City of Lee’s Summit Public Works Department will host RecycleFEST on Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in the City Hall parking lot, 220 SE Green St. This free community-wide recycling event gives Lee’s Summit residents an opportunity to properly dispose of a variety of unique materials and hard to recycle items that would otherwise end up in the landfill. RecycleFEST collects materials that can be recycled and refurbished. Recycling instead of...
City Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds Upgraded to Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Service Tuesday, April 24, 2018 | Views: 5972 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases The Lee’s Summit Water Utility’s water and sewer bonds were recently upgraded to Aa1 from Aa2 by Moody’s Investors Service. The new Aa1 rating is assigned to the City’s $2.5 million of rated debt outstanding. Moody’s cited the Water Utility’s “high debt services coverage ratios and healthy liquidity due to strong management practices” as among the factors considered in the rating, noting the “affluent service area...
Lee’s Summit Mayor Baird Appoints Councilmember Beto Lopez as Mayor Pro Tempore Tuesday, April 17, 2018 | Views: 7335 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Mayor Baird Appoints Councilmember Beto Lopez as Mayor Pro Tempore On Tuesday, April 17, Mayor Bill Baird appointed newly elected District 3 Councilmember Beto Lopez to serve as mayor pro tempore. In accordance with the City of Lee’s Summit Charter, the mayor shall appoint annually, a mayor pro tempore no later than the first regular meeting of the City Council in May. The mayor pro tempore assumes the powers and the duties of the mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor, or if a vacancy occurs. The mayor pro...
City Looking for Public Input on Review of Property Maintenance Code Thursday, April 12, 2018 | Views: 5625 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases The City of Lee’s Summit is seeking local property owners and tenants to assist and give feedback in the review of the latest update of the City’s Property Maintenance Code. Participation in this project requires a time commitment of one hour per week, for six to eight weeks. Meetings will be held from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Lee’s Summit City Hall, 220 SE Green St., and are expected to begin the first week of May. The Property Maintenance Code...