The Friday Newsflash - October 30, 2026

Dates To Remember

Community Engagement Updates
  • SPR Sponsorship Opportunities are here! For more information visit www.smithvillemo.org/sponsor
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  • Thank you to those who participated in development of the Strategic Plan! Stay updated throughout the process by visiting the Social Pinpoint website.

Senior Services Updates 

Project Updates
Current projects can be found on our website at Smithville, MO. 

Maintenance Updates

  • Parks
    • Built new office chairs and gallery chairs at City Hall
    • Moved in new chairs for Activity Center
    • Started end of year brush hog mowing
    • Closed remaining park restrooms for winter
    • Leaf cleanup between City Hall and Activity Center as well as Courtyard Park
    • Worked Haunted Campground event, parked 1,000+ cars
    • Bought Christmas lights 
    • Unpacked Christmas decorations for City Hall and Courtyard Park
    Streets
    • Poured curbs in Ashmont using approx. 3 yards of concrete.
    • Put Ab3 in street patch holes on Village Ln. to prepare for asphalt patches.
    • Installed No Parking sign on Winner Ave.
    • Fixed stop sign at Shamrock Way and 169Hwy.
    • Used Ab3 to top off water break hole on Maple Ln.
    • Used approx. 15 tons of asphalt for street patches on Village Ln.
    • Formed up approach for Activity Center parking lot and put compacted Ab3 in for base.
    • Filled in around storage container pad at City Hall.
    • Removed and formed up the rest of the curbs in Ashmont.
    • Mowed roadsides at 180th St, 179th St, 176th St, H&H Lake Road, Main St, Liberty St. and Liberty Rd.
    • Poured curbs in Ashmont using approx. 2 yards of concrete
    • Poured driveway approach at Activity Center using approx. 6 yards of concrete.
    • Placed temporary stop sign at W Hwy and Eagle Pkwy.
    • Moved storage container to new concrete pad.
  • Utilities
    • Total Drinking Water Production 7,393,000 gal.
    • Completed all testing required at the WTP.
    • Staff completed ground maintenance at WTP, Water Towers 
    • Conducted weekly chemical level checks at the WTP for ordering.
    • Backwashed filters 1,2,3,4 and 5 at the WTP.
    • Collected and delivered 5 Bac’t samples for the water distribution system. 
    • Designing a new maintenance log for the WTP. 
    • Raised the clear well valves to ground level and installed weed mat. 
    • Completed 15 work orders
    • 58 locates completed
    • Treated 4,878,000 gallons of wastewater
    • Completed 3 water service connections.
    • Completed all testing required at WWTP
    • Staff completed ground maintenance at WWTP/Pump Stations
    • Completed weekly checks of all booster station and towers in the distribution system.
    • Collected and delivered 2 E-coli samples to the KCMO laboratory. 
    • Hauled 57 loads of sludge and land applied. 
    • Completed repairing wires and relays in the Cub Cadet lift station control panel. It is currently working properly.
    • Continuing installing weed mat and rock at the WTP. 
    • Working on DNR corrections from the outfall inspection at the WTP. 
    • Started winterizing towers and booster stations. 
    • Completed grounds maintenance at the north and northwest towers. 
    • Continue running wires for the SCADA project.
    • Started work on the trash shoot from the bar screen and enclose the dumpster. 
    • Started bi-weekly lift station checks. Testing and turning on heaters for winter. 
    • Repaired 7 yards where we had water line repairs. Added seed and straw.