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 new splash pad, 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 Southwest Elementary storm shelter, 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!
We are just ONE WEEK away from the MoDOT forum regarding the future of the intersection at 69 Highway and D Highway. The open meeting will be held Thursday, March 27 from 4-7pm in the community room at Lawson City Hall.
More details and RSVP here: www.facebook.com/events/530451772896514
#TogetherWeCan #MakeOurVoicesHeard
LAWSON PARK BOARD SHARES PROGRAMMING UPDATES
The Lawson Park Board is excited to share two major programming updates: the continuation of pickleball open play Sundays and the return of the Golden Cardinals senior activity program.
Thanks to a partnership with the Lawson School District, the Park Board started offering learn-to-play pickleball clinics and open play Sundays back in February. The response has been overwhelmingly positive with an average of 15 people attending the open play sessions each week. The age range of participants runs from 14 to 73, which goes to show the popularity of pickleball among all ages.
Initially planned to run February to April, the Park Board and School District have agreed to continue the pickleball program year-round as long as the demand is there. The Park Board has put together a schedule with 2-month sessions, taking off the busiest months and also skipping major holidays. The plan is to offer a winter session (January/February), spring session (March/April), summer session (June/July) and fall session (September/October). There will be no open play in May, August, November and December. In addition, there will be no open play on Easter, Father’s Day or July 6 (Independence Day weekend). Open play Sundays are from 2-4pm and are held in the Southwest Elementary storm shelter gym. Paddles and balls are available to borrow.
The Lawson Golden Cardinals Senior Activity Programming will make a return this spring, now under the umbrella of the Park Board. The Golden Cardinals were originally a volunteer-led initiative started back in 2022. The program was popular, but was discontinued when the volunteers were no longer able to run it. The program aims to offer recreational and educational activities for adults ages 55 and over, although anyone is welcomed to attend.
There will be a Lawson Golden Cardinals "Welcome Back" Event! held on Tuesday, April 22 from 1-3pm in the Lawson City Hall Community Room. Following that event, there will be recreational programs held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and educational programs held on the 4th Tuesday. All programs will be held from 1-2pm and in the Community Room, unless a scheduling conflict arises.
Tosha Jackson, Marketing and Events Coordinator with the City of Lawson, shares, “We are so excited to be able to continue pickleball and bring back the Golden Cardinals! The impact that the Lawson Park Board has in our community just continues to grow year after year. I am grateful for the community’s support in our endeavors!”
In addition to planning the year’s activities, the Park Board is also finalizing their annual sponsorship drive. The deadline is fast approaching on April 10. Sponsors receive a variety of recognition including on social media and the City’s website, on their annual t-shirts, with light pole banners through town and more. If you would like to sponsor the Park Board, please visit www.tinyurl.com/ParkBoard2025 or contact Tosha Jackson at Lawson City Hall at 816-580-3217.
Mark your calendar to join us on Thursday, March 27 from 4-7pm in the community room at Lawson City Hall to discuss the future of 69 & D Hwy intersection. This open house style event will give the community the opportunity to provide input directly to MoDOT.
More details and RSVP here: www.facebook.com/events/530451772896514
#togetherwecan #makeourvoicesheard
UPDATE: THE BUILDING IS PENDING SALE.
FOR SALE: The City of Lawson has chosen to sell the former church building located at 307 E 3rd Street, Lawson. Asking price is $30,000. The building is approximately 13,000 square feet. The lot is nearly an acre. The building is being sold as-is. For more information or to set up an appointment to view the building, please call Director of Public Works John Kujawa at 816-580-3217.