"A Note from Kathy"

ELCOME to the Summit East Plaza Apartments' web site! Thank you for inquiring about our residences. Summit East Plaza Apartments takes great pride in offering elegant, well-appointed residences, which as you will find, are available at the most reasonable prices in town. At Summit East Plaza Apartments, we also offer the best management team to serve you.

Our maintenance technicians are on call 24 hours a day to serve our clients in case there is an emergency in your apartment. For common service requests we have a policy of doing the necessary work in your apartment the same day unless there are unusual circumstances.

It is important to know that Summit East Plaza Apartments is a member of The Apartment Association of Kansas City, a professional organization that offers training in all of the various aspects of apartment management, including legal issues. I have taught many leasing and marketing classes to managers and leasing agents who wish to further their careers.

Summit East Plaza is very active in our community. We are a Partner in Education with Lee’s Summit Elementary and have established the “Cougar Star” program at Lee’s Summit Elementary and the Debater of the Week at Lee’s Summit High School and Lee’s Summit North High School. Every year at Christmas our apartment community adopts a family. We have also participated in toys drives for the Gulf Coast.

Lee’s Summit is a vibrant community that offers many opportunities for residents to volunteer. The city has many boards and commissions that residents can participate in.

Lee’s Summit has an exciting history that dates back to 1812 when John Hicklin entered this area. The Osage Indians, who were the first residents of this area, vacated their lands, leaving thousands of acres open for settlement. Jackson County was attractive to early settlers because of its streams and lush green prairies. The first housing that was built was log cabins. These humble structures sometimes housed as many as 10 family members. The cabins gave way to the first clapboard farm houses that we see in historic photos. As farms became successful, the size of the homes increased. During the Civil War, we lost these early homes to the brutal order#11 that banished all southern sympathizers to counties outside of Jackson, Bates, and parts of other counties. After families moved, their homes were burned, and their livestock was stolen by Union forces. During that time Union forces robbed and murdered their way through all of the above mentioned counties. Many bloody skirmishes were fought in this area during the Civil War. The bloodiest was in Lone Jack, where hundreds of Union and Confederate forces lost their lives. Many horses were killed as well.

Many folks have heard of Quantrills Raiders and Cole Younger. All though Quantrill was not at the Battle of Lone Jack, Cole Younger was. Cole performed many heroic deeds during the battle. You can find out more information about the Battle of Lone Jack by visiting the Lone Jack Battlefield Museum, located at 301 South Bynum Road Lone Jack, Missouri 64070, fifteen miles southeast of Lee’s Summit. You can reach the museum at 816- 697-8833.

Lee’s Summit was founded by William B. Howard in the mid 1860’s. Today, downtown Lee’s Summit is exciting and vibrant, offering many shops and restaurants for residents' enjoyment. The downtown is going through a revitalization that includes new roads, sidewalks, and landscaping. Merchants are very friendly and treat their costumers with the utmost cordiality. Summit East Plaza Apartments is located just a few minutes from the downtown area. Check with Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street (816) 246.6598 for more information about exciting events.

Finally, I invite you to call me at 816-524-8222 or e-mail me at summiteast@sbcglobal.net; I will be happy to schedule an appointment with you or answer any questions you may have. My office hours are Monday through Friday 9 AM until 6PM. We are also open Saturday from 10AM until 4 PM. I hope you choose Summit East Plaza to be your new home.

Sincerely,
Kathy Smith
Property Manager