Point of View

Several businesses in Excelsior Springs operate with "Grow the Pie" mentality rather than to see it as "taking out a slice of pie", and we are all better for it. According to Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, when you serve society and run the business with a purpose, you're not donating slices of the pie to society, you're growing the pie. [pictured below @ New Bremen, Ohio Pumpkinfest - Guinness Record Holder 20' Wide, 3,699 lbs of Pumpkin Pie]

CCPHC Order - Masks are required indoors until further notice.

Monday, Noon - Hospital Board of Trustees; 6PM - Planning & Zoning

Tuesday, 4PM - Municipal Court;

Wednesday, Noon - West Side Committee; 5PM - Tour Ticket House

Thursday, 10AM - Housing Authority

Friday, 7:30 AM - Council Work Session

City Council recognized Business Women of Missouri Week; and 2021 Overlay Project using Trans Trust Sales Tax - Approved amendment to Engineering Agreement with Lamp Rynearson to add Miller/Dunbar to scope, hope bids will enable overlay of entire length of Jesse James from Hospital to Robert Robinson, plus Miller/Dunbar from Jesse James to Post Office, including paved shoulders; CARES Small Business Assistance grant - Awarded $18,900 to Elms Hotel & Spa for losses due to COVID; Empire Heights - Request to rezone parcel from R1 to A was approved; Utility Task Vehicles (UTV) - approved code amendment allowing UTVs to operate on city streets, registration will begin November 1st; Beautification - amended budget to allocate $3,000 from Elms Event Fee for landscaping in downtown and landscaped areas throughout town; & approved appropriations.

• Three Architectural firms submitted their qualifications to prepare construction documents for Hall of Waters renovation, [FUNDING: SAT, CIP] proposals are under review, recommendations will be provided to Council for approval.
  
• Public Works is making concrete repairs around town [FUNDING: TT/CIP].
• Vireo, City's Consultant for Safe Streets & Sidewalks, is completing inventory & photography of sidewalk gaps on west side to assess how people travel in the area of the schools [FUNDING: CIP], next Vireo will begin creating opportunities to collect public input.
• This week was Cemetery Fall Clean-up Week. Public Works did a great job getting Cemeteries in good shape. We have heard your comments & agree, our cemeteries need to present a more reverent appearance. Maintenance policies are being revised to meet your expectations.

This year DEP's HALLOWEEN event has been modified to ensure the safety of trick or treater friends and families, as well as the safety of downtown merchants! You’ll get all the same great treats, but with just one stop! Come by the Hall of Waters on Broadway and pick up your BIG TRICK OR TREAT GRAB BAG!

Come join us on Halloween Night in Downtown Excelsior Springs!

Email: mmcgovern@excelsiorsprings.gov
Website: cityofesmo.com
Location: Hall of Waters, 201 E. Broadway, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Phone: (816) 630-0752