Lee's Summit City Council Considers Future Developments

If your interested in how Lee's Summit will be look over the next few years, it looks like the City Council meeting, tomorrow, Thursday, Jan 10 at 6:15 pm at the City Hall, should not be missed. The council plans to hear from City Staff on the development plans of remaining 4.8% of the city that hasn't already been developed or isn't being kept from development by religious groups.

If you can't make the meeting, don't forget it is rebroadcast on your cable Government Access Channel. Rebroadcasts are scheduled for 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. on the Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday following the Council meeting.

Or if you've missed those you can check out a streaming video of City Meetings by clicking here. Now you have no excuse, get involved!

For more of what is planned for this important meeting, check out Lee's Summit Journal - Council looks at plans for future development, improvements:

The city of Lee's Summit and the Lee's Summit Economic Development Council are scheduled to request that the City Council develop Economic Development Master Plans for seven key strategic locations within the city during the regular session of the City Council at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.

According to city information, the staff is presenting a Request for Qualification process that would allow the council to determine which, if any, of the targeted areas merit the investment of a long-term plan.

The seven areas outlined in city documents include the U.S. 50 corridor, the Lowenstein property, north of Interstate 470 near Lakewood, the Pfizer/Adessa property between Hamblen and M-291, Quarry Hills west of U.S. 350 and north of I-470, the Strother Corridor and land near Unity Village.

According to city documents, the amount of remaining commercial and industrial land available for development is estimated to be 4.8 percent.

City staff and the LSEDC said that the development of a plan to use these properties in the best possible manner is important to the long-term financial sustainibility of Lee's Summit.

The goal of the RFQ process is to gain knowledge that would help the city in future development decisions.

Staff and the LSEDC want to encourage development that creates revenue growth that allows the city to support quality municipal services for Lee's Summit.

In addition to the RFQ, council is scheduled to approve the Thoroughfare Master Plan priorities that were recommended by the Thoroughfare Master Plan Steering Committee.

These priority projects include:

? Bailey Road: Two to three lane extension from M-291 to Hamblen

? Ward Road: Widening to five lanes from M-150 south to the southern city limits at County Line Road

? Jefferson Street: Two lane reconstruction from Persels to Stuart

? Chipman Road: Two to three lane realignment and upgrade from View High east to Bent Tree with a right of way for five lanes

? Lee's Summit Road: Widening to four to five lanes from Colbern to the north City limits

? Hook Road: Two to three lane reconstruction from Ward Road to M-291 with right of way for five lanes.

According to city information, the approval of the plan's priorities will determine the order in which each project funded by the 10-year half-cent sales tax receives resources.

Sphere: Related Content