Category: Building Bridges

A Recovery Plan for our Local Economy The City of Excelsior Springs is not immune to the financial effects of COVID-19. Like all of our neighboring cities, we are developing Read More …

What is Community Development Community development is a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems. Community wellbeing (economic, social, environmental and Read More …

Puerto Rico Keith Winge recently brought a visitor by to discuss how our journey in revitalizing our downtown could provide insight to recovering from the Puerto Rico hurricane. What does Read More …

Fix it First Public messages can be confusing. But it is very clear, the public wants their money to be spent wisely. Where this gets complicated, is when doing the Read More …

Property reassessment reflective of current property values There is much talk about property taxes going up based on a persons property value reassessment. But, I don’t ever hear anything said Read More …

Cemetery Care The City strives to provide cemeteries that make our community proud of the resting place you have selected for your loved ones. Rules and regulations are posted on Read More …

The Economic Impact of Parks & Recreation Since 1985, America has designated the month of July as the nation’s official Park and Recreation Month. This is a month in which Read More …

Although we take it for granted, we expect to turn on the faucet and get fresh, clean water on demand, or jump into a hot shower or bath without concern. Read More …

What is civic engagement? Civic engagement refers to the ways in which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help Read More …