Point of View

Who will tell the truth, who will be loyal, who will save themselves or go down with the ship? Who loves the country more? Who speaks for America? Who cares about America? Who really cares about Americans? Who really cares about all Americans? It can get a little shaky, because the “bickering within” is fraught with words that should alarm. “He lost my vote...” “I’ll have to hold my nose to vote for her....” “I’ll never vote for...” Eeeek! For the record, I'm not talking about any particular candidate, but about the fundamental choices that lie ahead of us. It is about hope. It is about remembering who we are & what we are up against.

Monday, 4PM - Capital Improvement Authority

Tuesday, 4:30 PM - Municipal Court

Wednesday 11:30 AM - Chamber Luncheon (City Sponsor)

Friday, 7:30AM - Council Work Session; 9AM - Council Retreat

Saturday - Christmas Kick-off (all day celebrations, lighted parade, start of Lane of Lights)

Capital Improvements -

• Consider matching grant application for Hall of Waters & amendments to 2022 Transportation Trust budget.

Council Work Session - agenda items under development include

• board appointments, establish filing dates for General Municipal Election,
• resolution to provide match for Hall of Waters Grant,
• agreements with Clear Gov for budgeting, Rowell Sewer Repair, Community Center Heat Exchange Repair, Transportation Trust overlay change order
• Liquor License for Playhouse & appropriations.

Celebrating Work Anniversaries this week -

• Carol Hunter, Police 911 Communication Supervisor - 37 years
• Jacob Curtis, Community Center Welcome Desk Clerk - 4 years

• Park Department is taking advantage of Century Park being closed & making some improvements including new signage
• Street patching is complete on N & H Highways, next year's plan is to overlay these two streets; improvements on Joy, Jill, West Streets are underway.
• The Regent Street Bridge grant meeting will be held with MoDOT this coming week to discuss moving the project from 2024 to 2023.
• Fire personnel attended a Railroad Summit to stay informed regarding developments with the railroad merger & materials transported over the rails that is of interest
• City was awarded a TEAP grant from MoDOT to complete traffic study on US 69 Highway between 92 Highway & Methodist Church to determine if improvements are needed to handle roadway capacity
• Public Hearing was held by Missouri Housing Development Corporation to consider projects seeking Low-Income Housing Tax Credits; there is an application pending for a project in Excelsior Springs.
• MO Humanities has asked ES to host cultural heritage workshop in February about our mineral water history
• The outdoor pool project is working on completing the walls of the pool & then the site will be backfilled. At the pond, the dried silt is being hauled away & next work will begin to rebuild the dam.
• The work at the Hall of Waters is continuing to repair the joists & beams.

Me n my wife decided to walk downtown & it was amazing. We went to Other Trails n had some amazing drinks. Then went to Willow Spring Mercantile & met some beautiful n very helpful people n bought some great gifts. Starting to explore the town more & it was a beautiful Excelious Day (made up word lol). Read it on Facebook

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