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July 29, 2008
Widewaters gives Elms presentation to council
 Even though they were looking for a thumb-up on a $16 million renovation, all they received were questions and hesitation from some of the council.
Widewaters Group Inc., a real estate development and management company, presented in front of the Excelsior Springs City Council last night its Strategic Plan for Revitalization for the Elms Resort and Spa.
Nothing is set in stone as to whether Widewaters will take ownership of the hotel, but the company, based out of Syracuse, N.Y., is hopeful.
Patsy Lane/Vintage Drive, the move is bound to generate some controversy among local residents.
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July 25, 2008
Red light cameras get green light
Those who run red lights in Excelsior Springs are one step closer to a ticket.
Monday night, the Excelsior Springs City Council voted 5-0 to approve the first reading of an ordinance that allows enforcement of traffic light laws via the use of red light cameras.
While a number of steps still remain before the cameras actually go up at the intersection of U.S. 69 and Patsy Lane/Vintage Drive, the move is bound to generate some controversy among local residents.
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July 22, 2008
Three charged with robbing Aldi
Three Liberty men have been charged with robbing the Aldi grocery store in Excelsior Springs Saturday morning.
Tanner J. Standley, 17, Joshua L. Duckworth, 24, and Clint B. Brame, 25, are currently being held in the Clay County Detention Center on $250,000 bond apiece.
According to a statement of probable cause filed by the Excelsior Springs Police Department, the three men went to the Aldi store, located at 1719 W. Jesse James Road, before 8 a.m. Monday, as an employee arrived to open the store. Two of the men approached her from behind, telling her not to move and to open the store. They then took several hundred dollars in currency and coins from the till, plus more than $3,000 in currency and rolled coins from the safe.
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July 18, 2008
Fire, police projects are progressing
Improvements to the Excelsior Springs Police Department and the Excelsior Springs Fire Department are moving forward, after the Capital Improvements Authority voted unanimously Monday to start seeking bids and locking in prices.
Both facilities have been in need of repair for some time. In May, authority members chose a proposal from Innovative Designs that would fix problems with the stucco-like surface of the fire department. The surface, called EFIS, was relatively new when the station was built; since then, it's been determined that the climate in Missouri is not suited for EFIS, and allows water seepage. A lack of flashing on window ledges and at other spots also contributed to the problem.
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July 15, 2008
Board rejects all bus barn bids
The Excelsior Springs Board of Education sent architectural firm Williams, Spurgeon, Kuhl & Freshnock back to the drawing board Monday night.
The lowest base bid for a new transportation facility came in at $741,000, nearly twice the anticipated cost of $400,000 to $500,000. At the recommendation of John Lacy, Deputy Superintendent with the Excelsior Springs School District, the board voted 7-0 to reject all the bids and rebid the project with some changes.
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July 11, 2008
City moves to build up committees
City officials are working to better recognize volunteers in the community, while also encouraging them to take a role in their city's future.
About a dozen committees, boards, authorities and commissions, most of which are appointed by the Excelsior Springs City Council, are currently in existence, though some have vacancies.
Other such groups have fallen into disuse, either due to a lack of activity, a decline in participation or, occasionally, a perception that the oversight a board provided wasn't needed.
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July 8, 2008
Elms celebrates 120th anniversary
The back lawn of the Elms Resort & Spa was buzzing all weekend, as the historic hotel kicked off its 120th anniversary celebration with accolades and special attractions.
The occasion warranted recognition from both the city and the state, as Mayor Carolyn Schutte and State Representative Bob Nance read proclamations honoring the hotel.
Councilman Ken Fousek, a local historian, also spoke briefly about the hotel's history, and the Elms' general manager, Eric Busick, and marketing director, Keith Winge, also addressed the audience.
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July 3, 2008
Stream Team cleans up Fishing River
A week before Excelsior Springs celebrated Waterfest, more than four dozen volunteers were helping to clean out the waterway that serves as the backbone for downtown Excelsior Springs.
More than 50 volunteers turned out Saturday, June 21, for a stream clean-up project conducted by the city of Excelsior Springs with help from the Missouri Department of Conservation. During this first clean-up of the East Fork and Dry Fork of the Fishing River, the workers dragged an astounding amount of junk from the river over a five-hour period from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
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July 1, 2008
Waterfest a big hit all weekend
Though the "water" didn't stay out of Waterfest entirely -- a strong storm rolled through after dark Friday and there were a few sprinkles during Saturday morning's parade -- none of it kept the crowds away from downtown as Waterfest returned for a second year of new and improved celebration. Attendance at virtually every part of this year's festival was up from last year, and far beyond what was seen in 2004, the last year the festival was held before being revamped into its current version.
On Friday afternoon, when crowds would normally be a little on the sparse side, the combination of kids' games and a live remote by Radio Disney brought in dozens of families and hundreds of youngsters. The Radio Disney event was paired with a fundraiser for the Excelsior Springs High School Theatre Department, which is sending a group to the Fringe Festival in Scotland later this summer.
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