
point of view
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
The Mighty Quinn
Quinn had seen a lot of tough things in his short three years of life. So when the preschooler was put in isolation in his home as part of his treatment for brain cancer, his family prepared themselves to help him endure one more heartbreaking hardship. But then the neighbors stepped in, deciding that they could certainly keep Quinn entertained. At first, it was just nearby friends doing silly puppet shows, juggling, singing, & playing games outside the large window where the little boy watched, delighted. As word spread, however, more & more people showed up—from the community & then from around the country. Quinn & his family have now been visited by athletes, police departments, & dance teams, all from his “quindow.” “The fact that there’s so much bad news, you see something like this & everybody wants to get on board with it. "Every single person who has shown up has done wonders for him.”
week of September 25th
Monday, 6PM - Planning & Zoning
Friday, 7:30AM - Special Council Meeting with worksession to follow
GOOD NEIGHBOR WEEK - September 28 to October 4th
upcoming agendas
- Planning & Zoning Study Session Discussions - Short Term Rentals, Chickens, & Defensible Decision Making
- City Council Special Meeting - Public Hearing to set Property Tax Rate [General Fund $.5598, Parks/Rec $.3154 & Hospital $.1577, total of $1.0329, a 5.5% reduction]; consider agreement to cost share water line in Tracy between US-69 & Jesse James Road
- Worksession items under development include Proclamations for Fire Prevention Week & William Fostich Day @ Paccor; change order for outdoor pool, replace blowers @ wastewater treatment plant, & renew lease of old community center parking lot
making a difference
Celebrating work anniversaries this week - Vonda Floyd, Finance Director & Alexander Hopper, Lifeguard - 3 years; Caleb Anderson, Police Officer, Kathryn Webb, Police Records Tech, & Jonah McKennon, PT Firefighter/EMT - 1 year.
small town vibes
- Since transitioning Cemetery maintenance from contractual labor to assigning maintenance to city staff; we are pleased with the results. We have been able to dedicate more time & care to groundskeeping & believe we can accomplish more under the new arrangement.
- Completed a map of all storm pipe in streets to track maintenance; identified 476 to date, inspected 88.
- City will receive grant of $57,848 to resurface 1600' of Grand Ave. Work is expected to occur late 2023 or early 2024.
choose your attitude!
Our town is such a great place. Don't you wish you lived here? The artwork all over town, the people, the smiles, the generosity! Small town living at its best! Thanks to all the artists & creative humans for making the streets colorful! Read it on Facebook