News Happenings Around Town
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A monthly message from your Mayor and City Council
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Congratulations, Blue Springs!
I am extremely excited that Blue Springs has once again made the list of "America's Best Places to Live" by MONEY Magazine. We are just one of two KC-metro cities to make this prestigious list! There are a lot of fantastic reasons that make our beautiful City such a great place to live, but I think what pushes us over the top is our wonderful and caring citizens. Citizens just like the Meyers Family of Meyers Funeral Chapel, who I named the
Truman Heartland Community Foundation Blue Springs Citizen of the Year at the annual
Toast of Our Towns Gala a few weeks ago. You can read more about their contribution to our community below.
As always, thank you for subscribing and reading my newsletter so that you can learn more about what is happening in our great City.
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MONEY names Blue Springs Best Places to Live
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MONEY
Magazine has named Blue Springs one of the top 100 Best Places to Live in America. Blue Springs came in at No. 96 and it joins Shawnee, KS, as the only two cities in the Kansas City region to be included.
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Meyer's Family named 2019 Blue Springs
Citizens of the Year
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I named The Meyers Funeral Chapel Family the 2019 Blue Springs Citizens of the Year at the annual
Truman Heartland Community Foundation
's Toast of Our Towns Gala on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Through their business and community engagement, the Meyers family has been serving the Blue Springs community for more than 20 years.
Founded in 2006 by Marty and Kim Meyers, Meyers Funeral Chapel is a first-generation, family-owned and operated funeral provider, committed to helping families honor their loved ones. Along with brother Dennis Meyers and his wife Julie, Meyers Funeral Chapel supports many Blue Springs nonprofit organizations, including Rainbow Center, Blue Springs Rotary, Community Services League, Blue Springs Historical Society, St. John LaLande Catholic Church and Blue Springs Downtown Alive.
These local volunteers were chosen because they lend their time, talents and position to promote our community. Congratulations Meyers Family!
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Mayor donates Rib Contest funds to
Alzheimer's Association
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The cities of Blue Springs and Grain Valley have competed in a Texas Roadhouse Rib Eating Relay Contest the past 5 years. Each city choose a charity to donate the money raised. This year, $4,000 was raised and split equally to each City's chosen charity.
I chose the Alzheimer's Association as First Lady Eloise Ross suffered from this dreaded illness for 13 years. Sadly, this is the first time making the presentation without her (note the empty wheelchair) by my side. The search for a cure must continue with the full support of 1st Lady Eloise's family. She is loved always and forever!
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Honoring the life and contributions of Mike Zarda
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On September 21, I had the privilege of unveiling a plaque with a Mayoral Proclamation at the Zarda BBQ Restaurant to the Zarda family recognizing the life of Michael Eugene Zarda and his contributions to the Blue Springs community and country as a fellow Vietnam Veteran.
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2019 Fall Fun Fest Parade
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Councilmember
Jerry Kaylor
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Councilmember
Galen Ericson
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Councilmember
Kent Edmondson
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Councilmember
Chris Lievsay
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Councilmember
Susan Culpepper
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The Council and I had a great time this year at the annual Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest parade. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed seeing all of your smiling faces. Thank you for coming out and supporting this wonderful community tradition.
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National Night Out Against Crime
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It was a great night at the 20th Annual Blue Springs National Night Out Against Crime in Downtown Blue Springs.
This free community event brings together residents, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials for an evening focused on crime prevention and safety.
Thank you to all our partners that help make this FREE community block party possible. See you next year!
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Pink Hill Park, Blue Springs hosts almost 3,000 for Mid-America Nationals BMX Tournament
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On September 20-22, USA BMX hosted the Mid-America BMX National Championship at Pink Hill Park in Blue Springs. There were more than 3,000 in attendance from 37 different states. This was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our City and all it has to offer. I want to thank Blue Springs BMX and our Parks staff for all they have done to continually promote Blue Springs as a venue for this huge nationwide event.
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City Council adopts FY 2019-20 Annual Budget
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On September 16, 2019, the City Council unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year 2019-20 annual budget of $78,371,031 effective October 1, 2019. The 2019-20 Fiscal Year Budget is available online at
www.bluespringsgov.com
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The budget represents the City’s continued effort to provide residents with high value municipal services in a fiscally responsible manner that is in alignment with the 2015 Strategic Plan Framework and the 2018 Citizen Survey. Included in the budget are funds to update the Strategic Plan Framework in 2020. The FY 2019-2020 budget includes areas where new revenue sources will allow the City to address deferred maintenance in the City’s Parks system and other areas where operational expenditures must be reduced due to areas of minimal revenue growth.
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Enter the annual "My Blue Springs" Photo Contest
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The City of Blue Springs is hosting the tenth annual ‘My Blue Springs’ Photo Contest and we’d love to see photos depicting what you love about the City of Blue Springs.
There will be one winner in each age category and one overall winner. Photos will be judged by a panel of City of Blue Springs employees. Winners will be published in the 2019-20 winter edition of
The Blue Springs Magazine
and could possibly be featured on the City’s website.
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What's Happening in Blue Springs
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October 19: Let's Move! Saturdays 8th Birthday Celebration
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Help the Let's Move! Saturdays program celebrate its 8th birthday with open skating at Rink Rats, 513 SW Keystone Drive, Blue Springs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19.
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October 26: Drug TakeBack Day
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On Saturday, October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Blue Springs Police Department and both Blue Springs Price Chopper locations will give residents an opportunity to rid their homes of potentially dangerous unused, expired and unwanted prescription drugs. This service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
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October 26: Spooky Springs
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Put on your favorite costume and join us for a night of family fun! Enjoy a spooky hayride through the woods where you might see some creepy characters lurking about! Have some s'mores at a bonfire with hot chocolate, games, face painting and of course trick or treat as you visit with costumed characters and more!
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October 26: Trick or Treat Main Street
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Check-out our downtown merchants as they open their doors for this annual Halloween event! Other area agencies and organization will set-up tents and tables for children to trick-or-treat in a fun and safe environment. It's free and no preregistration is required. Just show up in costume!
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Remember, the Eastern Jackson County Yard Waste Collection Center is open Saturdays through the end of November.
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Contact Your City Councilmember:
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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 816-228-0111 or by sending us an email. 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,
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Carson Ross, Mayor
City of Blue Springs
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