The City of Lee's Summit held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 8 to mark the start of a $30.5 million project to construct the Joint Operations Facility. The ceremony wasopen to the public and took place on land west of Lee’s Summit Police Headquarters at 2 NE Tudor Road.
The 43,600 square-foot Joint Operations Facility, designed by Hoefer Welker and under the construction management of Titan Built, will function as central command for emergency preparedness, management and disaster management, and day-to-day emergency response coordination.
“We take seriously the health and safety of our residents,” said Mayor Bill Baird. “Built with the future in mind, this state-of-the-art facility will increase our community’s resilience and safeguard our residents with advanced infrastructure, integrated technology and coordinated incident response services among first responders and other key agencies.”
The Joint Operations Facility will house Fire Department Administration and Training teams, City Emergency Operations, the Traffic Operations Center and a co-located Fire and Police Communication Center. The building will have a weather-hardened lower level and a standard upper level.
"We are honored to be a part of this project, working to design a functional and sustainable joint operations facility that will boost local emergency response times and capabilities, contributing to the overall safety of the community,” said Chris Krumrei, AIA, NCARB, vice president at Hoefer Welker. “The joint facility will be built to further prepare the City of Lee’s Summit for future growth with advanced technology, structures built to withstand extreme weather conditions, high-end safety and security features, and streamlined wayfinding that will enhance overall efficiencies.”
Voters approved the construction of the Joint Operations Facility as part of the 2023 No Tax Increase Bond initiative that allocated $74 million to enhance safety and emergency preparedness. The project also received $1.5 million in financial support from the state of Missouri. Completion of the project is slated for spring 2026.
