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Officers Down 5K and Community Day
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Sunday, August 26
8 a.m. to Noon
Blue Springs High
2000 NW Ashton Drive
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Community members are invited to register for the
Officers Down 5K . This nationwide event is to recognize
officers who put their lives on the line daily to keep our communities safe and honor those who have fallen in the line of duty. The day will include
a 5k run walk, a kids fun run, and a community day where we will have vendors, police cars, STAT, and K9 Demos among other things.
Click here to register for this event. Please note you must register no later than August 13 if you would like to get an event day dri-fit t-shirt. To stay updated about the event, join the
Facebook event page by clicking here.
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Music in the Park
Tell'n Lies (Variety Motown, Classic Rock & Blues)
Sunday, July 30
6-8 p.m.
Rotary Park
You and your family can enjoy a relaxing evening outdoors with free, live musical entertainment, thanks to our corporate sponsors: McDonald's , 1st MidAmerica Credit Union, Rotary Club of Blue Springs and St. Mary's Medical Center.
The summer concert season brings a variety of blues, rock, classics and country favorites that will appeal to the whole family. Concessions will be available or bring your own picnic to beautiful Rotary Park in Blue Springs.
Movies In The Park
Friday, August 4
7:30 p.m.- Activities
Movie at Dusk
Rotary Park
Grab a blanket, a lawn chair, family, friends, and head to Rotary Park to enjoy a free outdoor movie and popcorn under the stars.
Movies are family friendly and begin at dusk. They are shown on a huge inflatable screen with a state-of-the-art projection and sound system.
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Let's Move! Saturdays
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These events are free and open to the public.
To view the entire spring/summer schedule,
click here.
GAGE Center
1101 NW Jefferson
July 29, 1 -3 p.m.
LM!S 6th Birthday Celebration
Dynamic Dance
1901 NW Highway 40
Aug 5, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Dance Class
Lunar Bowl
2001 NW 7 Higway
Aug 5, Noon to 2 p.m.
One free game of bowling
(clean tennis shoes required)
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News Happenings
Around Town
A bi-weekly message from your Blue Springs Mayor and City Council |
Hello and welcome to News Happenings Around
Town, your on
e-stop source for City information and news
updates including information that's im
portant to you.
I want to express my deepest sympathies to the Cobb family on the loss of long time Blue Springs business, civic and community leader Garry Cobb, founder of Lunar Bowl. The Cobb family suggestes memorial contributions be made to the Blue Springs Education Foundation in lieu of flowers.
Those of you living in the C2 neighborhood are invited to join our Community Development Department as they hold their meeting for C2 residents from 6-7:30 p.m. this evening. It is an opportunity for dialogue about the long-term development of our community. Keep reading to learn more. Speaking of dialogue, all residents are welcome to attend the annual Proposed City Budget Work Session taking place on August 17th.
There is more information about the work session in this edition along with information about
our City's 2017 Civic Leadership winner and how you can help our Blue Springs Police Department during the national Officers Down 5k and Community Day.
As always, please continue sharing this timely publication and spreading the word about the good things in the City of Blue Springs.
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Civic Leadership Award
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Left to right: Blue Springs Mayor Carson Ross, Honoree Bill Essmann and Riverside Mayor, Missouri Municipal League President Kathleen Rose
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On Thursday, July 20 Blue Springs hosted the 2017 Missouri Municipal League West Gate Civic Leadership Banquet. This banquet is hosted yearly by various Missouri municipalities who meet in a select city to honor exceptional civic leaders in from their communities. It was my pleasure to not only host this great event but to present Blue Springs' 2017 Civic Leader award to Bill Essmann.
Bill Essmann was honored for his dedication to the Blue Springs community including serving on several boards and commissions. In 2017, Bill was appointed as the Citizens for Quality Parks and Healthy Lifestyles Committee Chairperson for the 5-Year Dedicated Parks Maintenance Sales Tax initiative. Essmann's determination was key in the committee's successful passage of the April 2017 election campaign for a one-half cent sales tax for Parks Maintenance in Blue Springs. In 2011, Bill lead the resident committee in the successful passage of the Public Safety Sales Tax that has allowed the City to address public safety equipment, infrastructure and personnel.
I sincerely appreciate Bill's passion and dedication to the betterment of the Blue Springs community. It was my pleasure to honor him with this distinguished award.
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C2 Neighborhood Meeting
Thursday, July 27 6-7:30 p.m. Blue Springs High School (library) 1200 SE Adams Dairy Pkwy
Community Development will be chatting with residents in the C2 neighborhood which spans the area east of Highway 7 between Interstate 70 and Moreland School Road. On Thursday, the talk will focus specifically on residents in the section spanning from area south of AA Highway. The goal of these conversations it to begin a Community Dialogue and seek input for a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats) Analysis. This is the third conversation in a series of meetings for this area.
If you are unable to attend,
please visit Community Development at City Hall located at 903 W. Main Street, Blue Springs, Mo. Residents and Business owners can also email staff directly with input. Please reach out to Matt Wright, AICP at mwright@bluespringsgov.com
or Karen Findora at
kfindora@bluespringsgov.com
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New Business in Blue Springs
I am happy to share that I was able to attend the July 20 ribbon cutting for the first Kneader's Bakery and Cafe in the state of Missouri and it is located right here in Blue Springs! You can visit this location Monday - Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. for a variety of sandwiches, soups, salads, pastries and more.
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Proposed City Budget Work Session
Thursday, August 17
6-8 p.m.
Journagan Family Community Room
1100 SW Smith Street
The The 2017-18 Proposed Budget Manual will be submitted to City Council on August 1 and will be on the City's website for review on that date.
Following that presentation, a public meeting will be held to allow community members the chance to ask questions about the proposed budget.
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City Government on CTV-7
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Check out what's new and going on in Blue Springs, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by tuning into CTV-7 on Comcast Cable channel 7 or AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
To watch videos of past Blue Springs events, check out the City's YouTube page by
clicking here.
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I hope you have found this issue of News Happenings Around Town to be both informative and timely for your City information needs. Is there anything we missed? Do you have questions about any of the articles from this issue? Share your thoughts with me and the City Council by calling City Hall at (816) 228-0110. Know that we truly value your time and support of our City and hope you join us for the next issue of News Happenings.
Sincerely,
Carson Ross, Mayor
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