After hearing from residents on Nov. 12, the Leawood City Council decided against moving the former City Hall from its current site at 9615 Lee Blvd.
City leaders had considered placing the building close to the current City Hall at 4800 Town Center Drive, leaving more green space for a park that’s being planned on the Lee Boulevard property.
Chris Claxton, the city’s parks and recreation director, said most residents who spoke at the meeting favored keeping the building on its current site.
However, the old City Hall will have to be moved to different spot to accommodate construction of a new fire station where the now-razed police building once stood next to the City Hall. The fire station is in the early stages of planning, so nothing will happen to the building for a while
The city’s Historic Commission has requested that the former City Hall, now used for storage, become a local history museum where the story of Leawood would be told. No decision has been made on that idea.
(Read more: KC Star Local News)