Lee's Summit Economic Development Council

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The sales tax extension passed by a 66% to 33% margin. It will help finance new or continuing improvements to Bailey, Chipman Road to View High, Hook, Lee’s Summit Road within the city limits, Ward Road from M-150 to Raintree Parkway, and Jefferson Street over the next 10 years. Also included in these projects are sidewalks and multi-use bike paths. Prior to the election, the LSEDC was invited to join the citizen-based Thoroughfare Masterplan Committee and was successful in convincing the group to incorporate economic development as a new third factor in evaluating which roads should be included in the transportation sales tax extension. The other deciding factors had been safety and cost. sOuthErN gatEwaY BusiNEss alliaNCE Community Product Improvement The Better Safer Roads Committee launched its campaign at the intersection of Todd George Parkway and Scruggs Road, one of the projects completed during the first 10-Year Road Plan. The LSEDC played an integral role in the founding of a new, informal group of business executives with operations south of 50 Highway. The mission of the group is to encourage, promote and initiate collaborative business and community improvements that enhance member businesses and the Lee’s Summit’s business environment in general. Member companies employ over 1,000 people. The SGBA meets regularly to learn what is happening in the city and share issues and concerns in areas of workforce development and transportation. One of the group’s first sessions was a briefing by city staff on the projects proposed in the half-cent transportation sales tax continuation. Of special interest were the proposed improvements to Bailey Road, Jefferson Street and Lee’s Summit Road. The alliance passed a resolution supporting the half-cent sales tax continuation. Alliance members include: Plastics Enterprises Co., Inc; Toys R Us; Metcraft Industries; American Food Service; R&D Tool & Engineering; Billy Goat Industries; GE Energy; KC Moving; Issco; Beacon Press; JCI Industries; CK Enterprises; Hi Tech Industrial; Venture Industrial and Geiger Ready Mix. Plastic Enterprises President & CEO Chuck Koester serves as the informal chairman of the group.
Community Product Improvement 0 suMMit fair On the heels of its very successful SummitWoods Crossing Power Center, RED Development Co., received its necessary approvals in 2006-2007 and began work on its newest Lee’s Summit project, Summit Fair. The 550,000 sf, open-air lifestyle center, will serve the growing, affluent southeast Jackson County area of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The new upscale center, anchored by a department store, will also include home furnishings stores, men’s and women’s fashion, fast-casual eateries, sit-down restaurants and specialty retailers. Conveniently located on the southeast corner of Interstate 470 & Highway 50, the new shopping center is just east of SummitWoods. The synergy of new shops and restaurants, combined with SummitWoods Crossing’s stores, SuperTarget, Best Buy, Borders, Kohl’s and Old Navy, will make this a shopping destination for southeast Jackson County. The design of Summit Fair will feature a Main Street shopping area with beautiful landscaping and pedestrian walkways. Exciting projects like Summit Fair make Lee’s Summit quality of life better in more ways than simply having broader alternatives for shopping. The sales taxes generated by quality retail help moderate residential property taxes for homeowners; a goal of the city and the LSEDC for quite some time. lsEDC “BuD hErtZOg lEaDErship awarD” hONOrs r-7’s tOp tEaChErs As a unique and annual tribute to our past chairman, Dr. Bud Hertzog, the 12 Lee’s Summit Chamber’s 2006 Excellence In Teaching Award winners will share a $3,000 grant from the LSEDC. The grants of $250 each are to supplement classroom supplies or other class-related purposes. The awards were presented at the May 2007 Quarterly Investor Meeting as part of our salute to education. Bud’s heart and soul are with the schools as shown by his service on the R-7 School Board and in the many other ways he has helped the district over the years. Plus, the LSEDC appreciates the very direct connection between the quality of our schools and their impact on positive economic development in Lee’s Summit.
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