Lee’s Summit Blood Drive to Address 2023 Emergency Shortage Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | Views: 4096 | 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...
Lee’s Summit is Seeking Residents for Two New Commissions Thursday, February 2, 2023 | Views: 4976 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases 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 Thursday, January 19, 2023 | Views: 4608 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases 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...
City of Lee’s Summit Announces New Assistant City Manager Thursday, January 5, 2023 | Views: 5203 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases City of Lee’s Summit Announces New Assistant City Manager The City of Lee’s Summit is pleased to announce the selection of Donna Lake as assistant city manager. Lake begins her position on Feb. 6 where she will support and direct various aspects of the City’s operations and lead the implementation of a number of strategic plan initiatives for the community. “We are excited to welcome Donna to the City. Her depth of experience implementing successful programs and initiatives will be a tremendous addition...
City of Lee’s Summit Announces Director of Development Services Wednesday, January 4, 2023 | Views: 4682 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases City of Lee’s Summit Announces Director of Development Services The City of Lee’s Summit is pleased to announce the appointment of Joshua Johnson as director of development services effective Jan. 7. For the past five years, Johnson has served as the assistant director of plan services, where he supervises a team of planners, engineers, project managers and code professionals evaluating projects at all stages of development. Prior to joining the City of Lee’s Summit, Johnson held various positions of progressive...