The Historic Preservation Commission recently assembled to discuss homeowner requests regarding updates to their historic properties in Excelsior Springs. Local homeowner Scott Elder submitted a request for exterior improvements and the removal of a concrete patio located at 406 East Broadway Street. The application presented by Shantle Frie noted the exterior updates would consist of removing a side door near the home’s rear and replacing a concrete patio with a new wood deck. Frie said the door near the rear of the house is not visible from the street, and the door’s opening will be covered with a weather side profile 12-by-12-by 24inch fiber cement siding shingle and will be painted the same color as the structure. “Once the improvement is complete, the removal of the concrete patio on the northwest corner of the house will be replaced with a new wood deck of the same size,” she said. The new deck will have steps encompassing two open sections and be made of copper chromium and…