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Lee's Summit highlights water sources and police co‑responder mental‑health program
Summary
Presenters told the committee that Lee's Summit draws treated water from Independence and Kansas City (Missouri River and regional aquifer), operates distribution infrastructure serving more than 100,000 residents, and described a co‑responder program pairing licensed behavioral‑health professionals with officers to de‑escalate crises and connect people to services.
Committee members heard a presentation describing Lee's Summit's water supply and a police co‑responder mental‑health program during the March 23 meeting.
The presentation said the city receives treated water from two primary regional sources: the Courtney Bend Water Treatment Plant in Independence (which operates multiple wells drawing from the Missouri River aquifer and supplies Lee's Summit with up to 7–12 million…
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