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Residents urge council to preserve Old City Hall and convert it to community space
Summary
Dozens of Leawood residents pressed the City Council to preserve and repurpose the historic Old City Hall site on Lee Boulevard, offering a private purchase-and-restoration proposal and urging more study of non-demolition options.
Dozens of residents pressed the Leawood City Council to preserve the Old City Hall buildings on Lee Boulevard and convert them into community space rather than demolish them.
Speaking during the public-comment period before the council took up the rest of its agenda, residents described petitions, private funding offers and neighborhood support for restoration. “We have a plan that is fiscally responsible, publicly supported, and civically…
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