Lee’s Summit Invites Visitors to Downtown Sculpture Walk Thursday, June 25, 2020 | Views: 159 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Invites Visitors to Downtown Sculpture Walk The City of Lee’s Summit is excited to invite visitors to explore the Downtown Sculpture Walk in downtown Lee’s Summit. The new outdoor public art exhibit will be on display through March 2021 and features artists from across the country. Visitors can expect to see a new rotation of sculptures each spring. The six sculptures currently on display were selected from a national call for artists and juried by members of the Lee’s Summit Arts Council...
Lee’s Summit Recognized as a Walk Friendly Community Thursday, June 11, 2020 | Views: 157 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases The City of Lee’s Summit is proud to be one of ten cities in the country, and the only city in Missouri, designated as a Walk Friendly Community by the Walk Friendly Communities program. Lee’s Summit received a silver-level designation, which recognizes the City’s dedication to creating a safe and inviting environment for pedestrians. The City will retain the designation through 2025. The LS360 Strategic Plan initiated the City’s...
City of Lee’s Summit Places Use Tax on June 2 Ballot Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | Views: 357 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases On June 2, Lee’s Summit voters will have an opportunity to consider a local use tax, which would increase funding for essential City services such as street maintenance, public safety, code enforcement and parks maintenance. A use tax would be placed on goods purchased from out-of-state vendors who are currently not paying local sales tax. The use tax would be applied at the same rate as the City’s sales tax, which is 2.25 percent. The City is...
Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency Thursday, April 16, 2020 | Views: 4381 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird has issued a proclamation extending the City’s state of emergency through May 15 in response to COVID-19. The initial 30-day state of emergency declaration was set to expire April 16. The declaration allows the City to expedite emergency response efforts, quickly procure needed resources and alter policies and processes in order to protect public health and safety. “I’m so proud of the way our City has come...
Jackson County Issues Stay-At-Home Order Effective March 24 Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Views: 2819 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases, Fire Department Press Releases Based on the urgency of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Jackson County has issued a stay-at-home order effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, March 24. The order is necessary to slow the rapid progression of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible. It will stay in effect through April 24 and may be extended based on recommendations from public health officials. All individuals currently living within Jackson County are ordered to stay at home at their place of...