South Metropolitan Fire Protection District v. City of Lee's Summit

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

The city of Lee’s Summit, Missouri acquired property pursuant to a voluntary annexation that was located in the boundaries of the South Metropolitan Fire District. After the annexation, a dispute arose over whether fire protection services and receipt of related revenues for the annexed property would remain with South Metro or be transferred to the city. The city claimed that the annexed property was excluded from the fire protection district pursuant to section 321.320. 1 South Metro argued that the annexed property remained part of the fire protection district…