Joe Snook Receives Missouri Parks & Recreation Fellow Award
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
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...
Lee’s Summit is Seeking Residents for Two New Commissions
Lee’s Summit is Seeking Residents for Two New Commissions
The City of Lee’s Summit is currently seeking residents to serve on two newly created commissions, the Cultural Commission and the Wellness Commission. The City’s commissions are supported by volunteers seeking to be involved in local government and meet on a regular basis.
The Cultural Commission will advise the City Council on recommendations regarding art and cultural programming, community aesthetics and historic preservation issues relevant to...
Lee’s Summit City Council Landfill Opposition
Lee’s Summit City Council Landfill Opposition
On Thursday, Jan. 19, the City of Lee’s Summit City Council unanimously passed a resolution expressing opposition to the location of a landfill outside the corporate City limits and near the border of the City. The resolution is in response to the potential development of a landfill within the city limits of Kansas City, located between 155th Street and 150 Highway, and Horridge Road on the west to Peterson Road on the east.
City...
Tom Lovell To Be Inducted into the Missouri Recreation and Parks (MRP) Hall of Fame
Tom Lovell To Be Inducted into the Missouri Recreation and Parks (MRP) Hall of Fame
Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation (LSPR) is excited to share with our community that former LSPR Administrator, Tom Lovell, will be inducted into the Missouri Recreation and Parks (MRP) Hall of Fame in February.