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Mid-States Personal Property Sales Tax Exemption for Non Manufacturing Equipment Request
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Issue/Request:
This is a request for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri (the "City") to certify an application by Mid-States to the Missouri Department of Economic Development (MODED) for sales tax exemption on non-manufacturing equipment.
Key Issues:
The City Council will consider whether to authorize city staff to certify the application for state sales tax exemption.
A Chapter 100 Plan for the Mid-States Warehouse Expansion was approved by the City Council on February 10, 2026. After the approval of the Chapter 100 plan, Mid-States worked with the Lee's Summit Economic Development Council (LSEDC) and MODED to obtain a State Sales Tax Exemption. Due to the timing of the requests, the state sales tax exemption was not included in approved Chapter 100 plan.
Background:
Based on information supplied by the applicant, Summit DC Real Estate Holdings, LLC, is a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is affiliated with Mid-States Distributing LLC (“Mid-States”). Mid-States is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and operates a network of farm, ranch and home retailers serving 32 states, with over 700 store locations. The Company operates a distribution facility on approximately 40 acres of property located at 420 SE Thompson Dr, Lee's Summit, MO 64082 containing approximately 650,000 square feet of space and 104 loading dock doors (the “Existing Facility”).
On November 4, 2025, the City Council heard a conceptual presentation from the Company regarding an incentive request to support the company’s planned expansion of the warehouse and distribution facility at the Project site. The expansion would occur on approximately 39 acres to the north of the Existing Facility. The City Council provided generally positive non-binding feedback about the incentive request.
On February 3, 2026, the City Council...
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