Press Releases

The City of Lee’s Summit is excited to launch LS Aware, a free alert system designed to keep residents and businesses informed of emergencies and certain non-emergency events. The City can quickly send messages via phones, text, email and more, depending on the preferences set up by the user. The public is encouraged to sign up at LSaware.net LS Aware will be used to communicate emergency notifications that involve immediate or pending threats to public safety or property such as severe weather, fires and floods. Emergency notifications can be sent citywide if necessary. Community notifications alert the public about city services that may impact their day-to-day activity but do not impact health or safety. These include road, park and city facility closures, water utility maintenance and snow removal updates. Individuals can also choose to receive communications about...

The City of Lee’s Summit Public Works Department is inviting the community to participate in its first Snowplow Naming Contest. Residents can submit their unique and creative names for the City’s snowplows online at cityofLS.net/snowplow through Nov. 7. Winning entries will be announced Nov. 20 on the City’s social media and website. The new names will be placed on the City’s snow removal equipment that is in service during the upcoming 2023-2024 winter season. The contest raises awareness of the snowplows and the importance of the work done by City crews to keep roadways safe. By naming the snowplows residents are more likely to recognize them on the roadways and know to steer clear. During snow events, City crews manage more than 1,000 lane miles of streets and cul-de-sacs. For more information about the City of Lee’s Summit’s snow fighting...

The City of Lee’s Summit is holding a snow dry run from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, to allow crews to prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 winter weather season. City crews are testing equipment and software, and driving snow routes with plows and salt spreaders installed on trucks. The purpose of the dry run is to ensure all equipment and software are working properly and that drivers are familiar with snow routes, which is critical to the City’s snow and ice control operations. The annual snow dry run was scheduled in advance and is not in response to any forecast. Crews are also testing turn-by-turn routing. Snow plow drivers have touchscreen tablets in their trucks to guide them through their assigned routes. This technology routes trucks more efficiently and reduces the chance of missed streets.  

At the Gamber Community Center, you can find a new class titled "Meal Prep for Real Life - Freezer Style." Enjoy making delicious meals while saving time! From a list of meals, each registered participant will choose what they would like to prepare during the lesson. After registration is over, each person will get an ordering sheet and a list of the meals they chose, along with the prices of each.  Participants will have a week to look over the meal choices and place their order. You may order more than one type of food, and no minimum order is required.  All prep materials, prep set up, and assistance prepping items will be completed by LSPR staff members. Non-refundable registration fee of $30/person and $15 to $30/meal selected. Register HERE.    

The project team led by the City of Lee’s Summit and LANE4 Property Group is pleased to announce a ceremony for the groundbreaking of the Downtown Market Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. The ceremony will mark the commencement of construction for the highly anticipated, mixed-use project located in Downtown Lee’s Summit across from City Hall at Third and Green streets. The first phase of the project is expected to be complete in spring 2025 and includes a four-season Farmer’s Market and Event Space, a covered Outdoor Performance Area, and a Streetscaped Pavilion. Future phases are planned to include a freestanding restaurant/entertainment building, a boutique hotel, and urban apartments. The project embodies the growth and revitalization Downtown Lee’s Summit has sustained over the past decades and will bring to life the City’s vision of a...