Welcome to Lawson MO!
Lawson, Missouri is located just north of the Kansas City metro and with around 2500 residents, we are a desirable size town.
We don’t hide the fact that we’re small. Indeed, we embrace and celebrate it. We enjoy a community where family values, quality education and community pride create the ideal place to live, work and play.
And yet, we strive to develop strategies that allow us to achieve purposeful and deliberate growth. Around here, we dare to dream big, and then we roll up our sleeves and get to work making it happen. Just take a look around town at all of the improvements over the past decade – a brand new Splash Park, upgrades to our City Pool, improvements to our City Lake complex with the addition of the Lakeview Event Center and Lakeview Campground and RV Park, the new Barker Center on the high school campus, and many more projects that are coming down the pike.
While we have no intention of being the next big city, we won’t ever settle for less when it comes to improving the quality of life for our residents. We are proud to be a small town with big dreams!
Are you ready for an adventure? Romance? Comedy? We got it all in this wild adaptation of the classic novel!
Not only does this performance feature the talents of LCT performers and artists but also our new sound system!
All the backgrounds were also all provided by Lawson Art Club! You won't want to miss this one folks!
November 21st, 22nd, & 23rd
Sellers Performing Arts Center - Lawson High School - Lawson MO
Doors open at 7, Shows start 7:30 - Students $3 - Public $5
Dinner Theatre Friday at 6:00
Students $15 - Public $20 - Preschool FREE * Includes Show Ticket
“Ken Ludwig's The Three Musketeers” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
DOBBINS IS “COMING HOME” AS THE NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR
The Lawson City Council is pleased to announce the hiring of Stanley Dobbins as the new City Administrator following the departure of Matt Nolker. Dobbins was born and raised in Lawson, but has spent his adult life serving the communities of Gladstone and Branson. Dobbins worked his way up the ranks from patrolman to division commander at the Gladstone Police Department for 27 years, before moving to Branson to become their Chief of Police for 5 years. In 2017, Dobbins became the City Administrator for Branson, overseeing a $91 million budget and numerous infrastructure and economic development projects.
Beyond extensive experience, Dobbins has a comprehensive education earning a Master’s Degree from Lincoln University, a Bachelor’s Degree from Park University (Summa Cum Laude) and was also the Valedictorian of his class at the FBI National Academy.
Mayor Greg Taylor shares his excitement for the hire, “The council and I are very excited to have Stanely Dobbins join the team at Lawson City Hall as our new City Administrator. Our goal was to find a qualified candidate that understood Lawson and that could jump in with both feet and continue the momentum the city is experiencing through the various projects that are currently underway. Not only did we achieve this objective, but we have a city administrator that grew up and graduated from Lawson High School. Stanley will be a great fit for the staff and the community of Lawson. We are all very excited to see where he takes us in the future!”
Ironically, Dobbins spent time working for the Lawson public works department after high school, so this is a full circle moment for him to return to his roots. He says, “I am looking forward to giving back to this amazing community that gave me so much.”
Dobbins starts Monday, November 18th. The public is invited to meet the new City Administrator before the next Council Meeting on November 25th in the City Hall Community Room. The “meet and greet” will start at 5:30pm with refreshments being served. The Council Meeting will start at 6:30pm. As always, all are invited to stay for the meeting.
Lawson City Hall will be closed on Monday, November 11th in observation of Veteran's Day. We will reopen for regular business on Tuesday, November 12 at 8:30am.
We are searching for our next City Administrator! Job description and application details are here: lawsonmo.gov/human-resources/
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