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November 29, 2008
Commercial development takes shape
Cinema, hotel and retail space proposed for west side
Years ago, hotels and other lodging were located on every other corner in Excelsior Springs, and residents caught the latest silver screen offerings at the Beyer or Siloam theaters.
Today, only the Monterey Motel and Elms Resort & Spa offer overnight rooms for travelers, and to see a movie on the big screen residents have to head to any one of a number of nearby communities.
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November 25, 2008
Christmas season kicks off in Excelsior
After Saturday, one thing about Excelsior Springs is clear -- residents of our community love their Christmas season.
For three hours Saturday afternoon, 10 restaurants were kept extra busy by the additional traffic generated by the Progressive Taste of Christmas, a fundraiser for the Excelsior Springs Christmas Committee. No final count on the number of tickets sold to that event was immediately available, but only 350 tickets were being offered, and it appeared that the committee might have reached that threshold.
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November 21, 2008
Group tackles housing, growth, services
Shrugging off a lackluster turnout for a public meeting last Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Master Plan Steering Committe met last Thursday, Nov. 20, to continue to work on the comprehensive roadmap for Excelsior Springs' future.
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November 18, 2008
City Council splits on live/work permits
The Excelsior Springs City Council gave one thumbs up and one thumbs down for live/work special use permits Monday night.
However, Kurt Johnson -- who with his wife, Karen, has wanted to place an apartment above 213 Spring St. for about as long as apartments have been allowed above businesses -- may still get a chance. After a 3-2 vote to deny his special use permit, some on the council are ready to rethink the 9-year-old ordinance that outlines mixed use of commercial buildings.
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November 14, 2008
Christmas group gears up for holiday
According to Fox 4 meteorologist Don Harman, the weather may warm up a little as we get closer to Thanksgiving.
And Harman's word may carry a little more clout over the next week or so, as he is set to be the Snow King at the first annual lighted nighttime Christmas Parade on Saturday, Nov. 22.
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November 11, 2008
School board receives audit results
The Excelsior Springs Board of Education received a "clean" audit report at their regular meeting Monday night.
Brad Steele, an audit manager with Westbrook & Co. of Richmond, presented the audit, going through the numbers quickly. He noted that in addition to finding no major issues to report, the audit showed that both revenues and expenditures had been fairly consistent over the past three years -- a sign of a stable school district -- and that ESSD's reserves currently stand at 25.04 percent.
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November 7, 2008
Work halted to address concerns
Any time, workers at the water tower at U.S. 69 and Wornall Road are hoping to hear that the methods they're using to contain the paint particles from the tower are working.
Sandblasting at the tower was halted after parents of students at nearby Westview Elementary School -- as well as employees of the school -- expressed concern about the paint dust being produced at the site.
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November 4, 2008
Council gives 2nd green light to cameras
By ERIC COPELAND
Managing Editor
In early August, the Excelsior Springs City Council laid in place the groundwork to place four red light cameras at the busy intersection of U.S. 69 and Patsy Lane/Vintage Drive.
Monday night, they did it again.
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