The Excelsior Springs City Council has proclaimed May as Building Safety Month and Historic Preservation Month. Building Safety Month offers residents solutions to improve the safety, affordability, sustainability and resiliency of communities and buildings within the area. Excelsior Springs Mayor Mark Spohn recognized Mark Thompson, local code inspector, for his dedication to building safety. “I have always appreciated your professionalism A PIECE OF HISTORY being preserved is the architecture and art that surrounds the doors of the Hall of Waters. and integrity as our city code inspector,” the mayor said. The proclamation naming May as Historic Preservation Month states, “Preservation harnesses the extraordinary power of place to bring people together and explore shared history and to build a better world.” Spohn thanked Excelsior Springs Preservation Commission Chairmen Betty Bissell for her efforts. In other business, the council approved an ordinance amending the city…