Council approves amended TW Steel redevelopment plan and tax incentives; staff outlines pilot payment schedule
May 06, 2026 | Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri
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The City Council approved amendments to the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA) redevelopment plan for a TW Steel expansion and advanced the redevelopment contract and lease that implement the amended plan.
Applicant representatives described a local expansion to a roughly 30‑acre industrial site at 1601 Southeast Hamblin Road. Economic development staff explained the incentive package consists of two principal components: (1) a construction sales-and-use tax exemption for materials purchased during the building period and (2) a 10‑year real‑property tax abatement structured as a fixed PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) in which the developer pays 25% of the incremental tax owed while 75% is abated for the first 10 years.
Staff said the pilot payments in the first year are projected to be roughly $25,000, totaling about $271,000 over the 10‑year abatement; in years 11–20 the property would pay full taxes and staff estimated additional tax revenue in following decades. Economic development staff and the applicant said the expansion supports retention of roughly 31 current employees and the potential for 7–11 new full‑time jobs as operations scale with demand.
Council members asked about how the PILOT and sales-and-use exemption work (including how use tax differs from sales tax), whether materials are typically purchased in‑city or out‑of‑state and whether the company would have expanded absent incentives; the applicant said the incentives were a factor in choosing to remain local.
Council unanimously approved (9–0) the amended LCRA redevelopment plan (Bill 26‑084) and the accompanying redevelopment contract and lease (Bill 26‑085) as well as the associated second readings scheduled before final execution. Staff entered exhibits into the record and reminded the council that the public hearing is required because the amended plan represents a substantial modification to the previously approved plan.
Applicant representatives described a local expansion to a roughly 30‑acre industrial site at 1601 Southeast Hamblin Road. Economic development staff explained the incentive package consists of two principal components: (1) a construction sales-and-use tax exemption for materials purchased during the building period and (2) a 10‑year real‑property tax abatement structured as a fixed PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) in which the developer pays 25% of the incremental tax owed while 75% is abated for the first 10 years.
Staff said the pilot payments in the first year are projected to be roughly $25,000, totaling about $271,000 over the 10‑year abatement; in years 11–20 the property would pay full taxes and staff estimated additional tax revenue in following decades. Economic development staff and the applicant said the expansion supports retention of roughly 31 current employees and the potential for 7–11 new full‑time jobs as operations scale with demand.
Council members asked about how the PILOT and sales-and-use exemption work (including how use tax differs from sales tax), whether materials are typically purchased in‑city or out‑of‑state and whether the company would have expanded absent incentives; the applicant said the incentives were a factor in choosing to remain local.
Council unanimously approved (9–0) the amended LCRA redevelopment plan (Bill 26‑084) and the accompanying redevelopment contract and lease (Bill 26‑085) as well as the associated second readings scheduled before final execution. Staff entered exhibits into the record and reminded the council that the public hearing is required because the amended plan represents a substantial modification to the previously approved plan.
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