Grand opening set for city’s new Water Utilities Service Center

Grand opening for city’s Water Utilities Service Center Dec. 15

The city of Lee’s Summit will have a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 for its new Water Utilities Service Center, 1200 S.E. Hamblen Road.

The new building will be home to all of the water utilities department’s staff and services.

“For the first time in modern history, all functions of the Water Utilities Department will be consolidated and housed at one location,” Director of Water Utilities Mark Schaufler said in a statement. “This new building will centralize our staff and services and increase our operational effectiveness, which means better service for current and future customers. In addition, as a result of careful planning and at the suggestion of the 2011 strategic planning group, this project was completely cash funded, meaning no debt had to be issued to fund the project.”

The Water Utilities Service Center will be open to the public at 8 a.m. on Dec. 19. Customers will be able to pay their bill at the new building during business hours or at the drop box.

All previous methods of bill payment are expected to still be utilized. Customers also may pay their bill at the cashier counter inside City Hall, 220 S.E. Green St.

For more information, visit lswater.net or call 816-969-1900.

Deadline to apply for highway patrol recruit class Dec. 15

The deadline to apply for the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 106th recruit class is Dec. 15. Training for new recruits is scheduled to start July 2.

To be eligible, candidates must have a minimum of 30 college credits, two years of federal active duty military services with an honorable discharge, or two years of full-time POST-certified experienced as a law enforcement officer with arrest authority at the time recruit training begins.

A salary and benefit package will be offered to new employees.

Applicants are expected to undergo a written examination, a physical-fitness assessment, a polygraph examination, a background check, and an interview.

For more information, contact a patrol recruiter by calling 1-800-796-7000 or apply online at www.motrooper.com.

Free Christmas dinner slated at First Baptist Lee’s Summit

A free community Christmas dinner is scheduled 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 25 at First Baptist of Lee’s Summit, 2 N.E. Douglas St. The event is open to the public.

Meal delivery will be available people who are homebound.

Call the church at 816-525-0700 for deliveries. The deadline to call and schedule a delivery is Dec. 18.

The church has offered a free Christmas dinner to the Lee’s Summit community for several years.

“I love that we have people in our church family who are willing to invest some treasured holiday time in serving others,” Senior Pastor Blake McKinney said in a statement. “And I love that God has given us an opportunity to make Christmas a little brighter for folks who might otherwise miss the chance for a good Christmas dinner.”

For more information, call First Baptist Church Lee’s Summit at 816-525-0700.

This story was originally published December 10, 2017 at 11:34 PM with the headline "Grand opening set for city’s new Water Utilities Service Center."