Point of View

"Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else." Isaac Asimov, American author/biochemist, a highly successful & prolific writer of science fiction & of science books for the layperson.

CCPHC recommends > age 12 get vaccinated; No masks/social distancing if vaccinated.

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

Tuesday, 10:30-11:30 AM - Free Blood Pressure Checks @ ESCC; 4:30 PM - Municipal Court; 6PM - Park & Recreation @ Splash Park

Wednesday, 7AM - Noon - Farmer's Market @ ESCC

Thursday, 10AM - Housing Authority @ Ruey Anna

Friday, 7:30 AM - Council Work Session

Hospital Board of Trustees will hear project updates & department reports

Planning & Zoning Commission will study Subdivision Regulations & discuss RAISE grant

Park & Recreation will consider budget & partnerships

Council agenda items under development include donation of land adjacent to Luna Valley Park, amendment to schedule of fees, Westside CID, next steps with Royal Hotel, purchase of gear box @ WTP, valves activator for scraper & Budget Review for Community Center, Parks/Rec, Golf, AIrport & Cemetary.

Celebrating Work Anniversaries this week: Community Center's Sherry Brown, Custodian; Ethan Sams, Lifeguard; & Collin Borchert, Front Desk & Parks/Rec's Alyx Schwab, Recreation Coordinator Assistant - all 1 year.

Animal control services are provided M-F, 9/5, an answering machine is available 24/7. AC Officers encourage calls (816-630-0816) with complaint or concern, they want to resolve issues before they worsen. Please report incidents, if they occur inside city limits: animal bites, dangerous dogs, sick/injured animals, animal neglect/cruelty, stray animals, deceased animals, excessive barking, lost/found pets, & any other incident that is cause for concern. ACO do not handle wildlife. A wildlife company is recommended, if you need wildlife removed from your property. To surrender or adopt a pet, a scheduled appointment is necessary. Call or email esacc@espolice.com to schedule these services. To see the pets currently available for adoption, visit our Facebook “Adoptable Pets” album under the photos tab. An annual Pet License is required for all dogs, cats, & miniature pigs. Your pet must have a current rabies vaccination to obtain the license. The pet license can be purchased at City Hall, at ESACC, at ES Animal Clinic, or Vintage Plaza Veterinary Hospital.

• Senior Center re-opened this week after the COVID shutdown with 32 for lunch, welcome back! [Funding: PR, MARC].
• Council, department heads, & police command staff met with the recruiter to define attributes for successful police chief candidates. Marketing & notice placement will begin this coming week with focus limited to the midwest.
• Transition planned to VOIP phone system set for August 4th, unfortunately, our service provider, disconnected the Public Works & City Bus phones 2 weeks earlier than the work order. Please call 630-0752; to be transferred to PW until the problem can be fixed.
• Work about the community includes repairing concrete from heat heave on South McCleary Road, spreading rock wash out on Superior, started filling in washout behind public works buildings.
• WWTP Digester base is complete, iron workers have started delivering rebar, first pour set for first of August [FUNDING: CDBG, CIP]. WHY? 2nd digester provides necessary redundancy in treatment of sewage.
• Golf Course membership & rounds played have increased; growing from 138 members in 2018, 433 (2019), 487 (2020), & 535 (2021). Rounds in 2018 were 17,659 and 25,991 (2020).

Spoke with a young couple touring the Hall of Waters. They were staying at the Elms & impressed by the “aesthetic” of our small town. They were enjoying the HOW & the “neat old buildings you all have here!” They said this was a really nice small town. Spoke with an older couple enjoying the hot tub at the Community Center, they had just moved here from Kearney. They said they did their shopping here, & since the Community Center was built, they were coming to ES all the time & decided to move here. Said there was always a lot going on in Excelsior Springs. [Testamonies]

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