Point of View

Take a little time to enjoy a meal in honor of National Eat Outside Day on Wednesday! Fill a basket full of delicious outdoor-friendly foods, such as fried chicken, deli sandwiches, cut fruit like watermelon or apples, potato salad, sliced vegetables with hummus dip, & some homemade cookies or pie for dessert. Or, it’s a great time to eat outside at a favorite restaurant. Better still, fire up that barbecue grill & layer it with all sorts of outdoorsy foods, like hamburgers, hot dogs, bratwurst, sausages, chicken breasts, shrimp & more. Other foods that can be cooked on the grill include corn on the cob, shish kebabs, vegetables like zucchini or squash.

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

Wednesday, Farmer's Markets

Friday, 7:30AM - Council Work Session

Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearing to consider Special Use Permit for Short-Term Rental @ 706 St. Louis Avenue

Council Work Session will review issues under development:

• Public Hearings for 5311 Transportation Grant & Reverse Voluntary Tax Reduction;
• Appointments to Board of Zoning Adjustments, Capital Improvements, Price Chopper CID, Community Foundation, Economic Development Boards (EEZ, TIF, URC), Historic Preservation Commission, Hospital Board, Housing Authority, Planning/Zoning & Public Safety
• Consider Final Plat Cherry Hills 5th Plat, Special Use Permit & Change Order w/Arizon (Phase II)
• Agreements with Emerson for financial assistance & Presentation of Auditors
• Resolution of Support for Housing Projects, Health Insurance

Celebrating Work Anniversaries this week -

• Mayce Barber, CC PT Fitness Attendant - 2 years
• Tyler Rumore, CC Parks PT Laborer - 2 years

Fishing River Watershed Study progresses. The goal of the study is to lessen the impacts from flooding in downtown Excelsior Springs. Completed to date is a walk-through the study area to measure the condition of the river, collection of community stories/input & model of the Fishing River Watershed to simulate how proposed improvements will impact flooding. We have also requested $5M in funding from Missouri ARPA for terracing Dry Fork to create more storage capacity on land the city already owns. Next up is a Community Workshop (9/7) to discuss needs in more detail & explore potential solutions. We strive to create a plan that will provide capital projects that can be executed in the next 3-5 years & addresses longer-term needs; opportunities that offer multiple benefts to ES; public/private partnerships with local stakeholders, with Clay & Ray Counties & suggested funding sources for improvements.

Construction is underway on Phase 2 @ the Community Center. Dirt is moving at the Center. You can start to see where the pool will be located in relationship to the building & the indoor waterslide. Also to be addressed at this stage is converting Powell Lake @ Century Park into a drainage basin for the Community Center property.

Saving America's Treasures work advances @ Hall of Waters. St. Louis Antique Lighting Company is planning to be on site this week to remove the center island of the Water Bar to restore the lighting fixtures. They specialize in the restoration of period lighting, replication of historical fixtures in several state capitols, courthouses, churches, universities, & other important historical buildings.

Thrive completes their first Citizen Leadership Academy & is pleased with successful outcome.

This is where people would come to "drink the cure" 100 years ago. People believed water from the local springs could cure any disease. We were allowed to walk through the "spa" area (had ancient bathtubs, showers, etc), but the "water bar" was not open--we could only look through the door at it. It looked amazingly opulent. Posted on TripAdvisor, 6/22 from Chicago.

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