
Point of View
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Tis the Season
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead ~ Excelsior Springs is a very giving community, never more so than during the Christmas season. Your thoughtfulness will make a difference.
Week of December 12
Sunday - Community Center Giving Tree Gifts are Due
Tuesday, 11:45AM - Employees Christmas Luncheon, 4PM - Public Safety Sales Tax; 4:30PM - Municipal Court
Wednesday, 1:30PM - Fishing River Watershed Meeting; 5PM - Historic Preservation Commission
Thursday, 11:30AM - CCEDC Keystone Awards; 1:30PM - Hall of Waters Progress Meeting
Friday, 7:30AM - Council Work Session; 9AM - Retreat
Saturday, 10-12AM Pictures with Santa @ Golf Clubhouse; 4-6:30PM - Golf Open House
Upcoming Agendas
- Public Safety Sales Tax Committee discuss advisability of sales tax on non-medical marijuana
- Fishing River Watershed Study progress meeting
- Historic Preservation Commission will consider Certificate of Appropriateness for replacement windows @ 415 Concourse, demolition of 109 N. Thompson, & Fizer's Garage Sign @ 501 St. Louis Ave.
- CCEDC will present Keystone Awards for Elms Hotel & Spa renovation & private investments made in downtown Excelsior Springs
- Hall of Waters progress meeting
- Council agenda items under development include East Broadway Redevelopment Plan revision, mutual aid agreements with NKC & Gladstone Police Departments, memorandum of understanding with ESH for lab services
To Enhance the Quality for All...
Celebrating Work Anniversaries this week - Larry Tarrant, Reserve Police Lieutenant - 17 years
Holiday Gift Ideas (Donations directed by donor to program of choice at esgives.org)
- Police Department Community Outreach Programs, Shop with a Cop 2022 was held on Saturday, so much fun, children are so giving.
- Community Center Giving Tree families have already been selected, gifts are due back to Tree to be given to the selected families
- Fire Department is partnering with Channel 41 Season of Hope Toy Drive until 12/16
- Pictures with Santa at Golf Clubhouse 12/17
- Community Center Scholarships for memberships, swim lessons, field trips
- Make a Splash program strives to teach all children how to swim
- Senior Center Meals, activities & trips
This Week
- MO Housing Development Commission announced that ES was awarded tax credits for development proposed @ Tracy/US-69 intersection. The development will provide 40 apartments constructed as 4-plexes
- Parks received $13,254 scrap tire grant to replace picnic tables on Siloam Mountain
- The Swimming Pool project at the Community Center has completed the walls, next will construct gutters, storm boxes, & backfill around pool walls to prep for decks.
- The Water Bar Lighting has been repaired and returned to the Hall. The lights are in storage until the water bar can be restored.
Choose Your Attitude!
You might've seen us out today for our annual Shop With A Cop event. We love doing this every year to help some of our children & families in the community & build the positive relationship between these kids & police officers. It was a very successful event & a wonderful time was had by all! Thank you to everyone who donated! We couldn't do it without our community support! Read it on Facebook.
Email: mmcgovern@excelsiorsprings.gov
Website: cityofesmo.com
Location: Hall of Waters, 201 E. Broadway, 64024
Phone: (816)630-0752