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"HOPE IS THE COMPANION OF POWER AND THE MOTHER OF SUCCESS.  FOR THOSE OF US WHO HOPE STRONGEST HAVE, WITHIN US, THE GIFT OF MIRACLES."

                                                                            -Sydney Bremer

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KEEP UP WITH CITY EVENTS!!

CITY OF LEES SUMMIT EVENTS CALENDAR LINK:  

http://cityofls.net/City-of-Lees-Summit/Calendar.aspx

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  God enters by a private door into every individual!

                                                                                                                                                              -Henry David Thoreau

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 LEES SUMMIT "FARMERS' MARKET" IS NOW OPEN ON SATURDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS. 

PLEASE TRY TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR LOCALLY GROWN MERCHANTS AND ENJOY FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

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If you are in need of some minor exterior home repairs or minor private sanitary sewer improvements, the City of Lee’s Summit’s Minor Home Repair program is worth considering.

For more than 12 years the City has offered this program that encourages neighborhood conservation through property maintenance by providing grants to help cure the most visible home defects which may adversely affect the value of the home as well as surrounding properties. To date, more than 165 properties in the City have been improved with these grant funds distributed by the City and funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG).

The City will accept applications for this program from now until August 31, 2010.

Only single-family, owner-occupied residential units will be eligible for this program.  Eligible repairs include the following:

•    Repair and replacement of windows and doors
•    Roof repair and replacement of roof covering
•    Exterior paint
•    Repair to porches and steps
•    Repair to exterior foundation walls
•    Exterior walls and trim
•    Flashing /guttering
•    Private sanitary sewer repairs (lateral repair/backwater valves)

Low-to-moderate income homeowners are eligible based on total household income and must fall within the following HUD guidelines:

Household Size    Maximum Income
       1                             $39,500
       2                            $45,150
       3                            $50,800
       4                            $56,400
       5                            $60,950
       6                            $65,450
       7                            $69,950
       8                           $74,450
*Source: HUD LMI Guidelines for Kansas City Metropolitan Area

The applicant will be expected to contribute a share of the fix-up cost.  The homeowner’s contribution will not be below $20 or above $500, and will be scaled based on income.

The maximum grant amount is $10,000 per household for home repairs and $3,000 per household for private sanitary sewer improvements.  The City will prioritize applications based on the greatest need in terms of household income and needed repairs.  Applications will be selected in September for participation in the program or placed on a waiting list. All repairs are subject to federal environmental regulation compliance.

Applications are available from the Codes Administration Department located in Lee’s Summit City Hall, 220 SE Green Street and online from the City’s Web site at http://cityofls.net/Development.aspx.
For more information about the Minor Home Repair Program, call the City’s Community Standards Officer Carla Mason at (816) 969-1200.
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First Time Homebuyer Grants Available for Program Year 2010-11

Attention first time homebuyers in Lee’s Summit!  The Lee’s Summit City Council approved funding for the First Time Homebuyer Program for the 2010-11 program year.  The program is made possible by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) each year through the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  Grants of up to $3,000 are available for qualified, low-to-moderate income individuals and households, and can be used for down payment and closing cost assistance to purchase a home in Lee’s Summit.

Applicants must be pre-qualified by a participating lender, and funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Applications will be accepted by the City’s Planning & Development Department, located in Lee’s Summit City Hall at 220 SE Green St. in Lee’s Summit, starting July 1.

If you are interested in participating in this program, please visit http://cityofls.net/Development/Community-Development-Block-Grant/Programs-Applications.aspx#FTHB or contact Jennifer Thompson of the City’s Planning & Development Department at (816) 969-1606 or pick up an application packet in the Planning & Development Department at the above address.

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As we talked in our meeting last night, here are the little videos I was telling you about – they are at www.thefuntheory.com.  I have seen “The World’s Deepest Bin” and “The Bottle Bank Arcade Game – they are hilarious (they are on page 2 of 2).  There are some other really good ones, too, that aren’t solid waste related…like “The Piano Staircase.”  It takes a minute or so for the page to load, but it is completely worth it!

 

Okay…back to business…here is what we came up with at our SEE meeting last night:

 

Mission Statement:  SEE is a citizen group which encourages, supports, and promotes environmentally sustainable practices within Lee’s Summit, Missouri through its citizens, businesses, and local government.

 

Next we need to work on our Vision Statement.  Here are some action word we identified that we may consider using for this:  driven (as in citizen-driven), educate or education, improve, increase awareness, increase participation (as in public participation…volunteers), provide opportunities.

 

Over the course of the next month, please generate some ideas for a Vision Statement and bring them with you to our next meeting, which will be Monday, July 12 at 6:30pm in the Public Works Conference Room in City Hall.

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

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