KCRag Forum

Subdivisions, restaurants and retail shops pop up around Lee’s Summit and Raymore amid rising property values as single-family homes spread across what was farmland just a few years ago.

But residents say a proposed 430-acre landfill could threaten that growth.

And they’ve rallied together to block it — raising money and deploying lobbyists to get a state law change that eluded them last year.

The proposed site inside the Kansas City limits sits across the street from some homes. It is less than a mile from a 1,300-home neighborhood in Raymore and 2 miles from an elementary school in Lee’s Summit.
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...That trash — destined for the landfill — has ended up on our highways, streets and back alleys. Some are taking action.

Even when that trash does make it to the dump, experts predict area landfills will soon be full. But creating a new one comes with its own set of concerns.
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