The Friday Newsflash - September 19, 2025

Dates to Remember 

• Board of Aldermen Meeting: September 23 in the City Hall Council Chambers
  • Work Session: 6:30pm
  • Regular Session: 7:00pm
• Bulky Item Pick-Up: September 29 - October 3
• Board of Aldermen Meeting: October 7
• Planning & Zoning Commission: October 14
• Parks Committee: October 16
• Sports
  • Winter sports online registration will open soon!
    • Youth Basketball: Oct 19 deadline (registration opens 9/20)
    • Little Hoopsters: Until full (opens 10/1)
  • Spring sports online registration will open Jan 1 – youth soccer, little kickers soccer clinic, youth baseball, youth softball, youth t-ball
• Programs & Events – REGISTER HERE
  • Fishing with a Firefighter: September 27
  • Yoga at the Courtyard: Tuesdays in October
  • Little Leaves Play Dates: Tuesdays in October
  • Howl-O-Ween: October 4
  • Smithville’s Haunted Campground: October 18
  • Brushes & Bites: November 7
  • Puzzle Palooza: November 14
  • Smith’s Fork Park Closed for COE’s Managed Deer Hunt: November 22-23
  • Candy Cane Quest: December 5
  • Holiday Lights Contest: online voting open Dec 8-26

• Citizens Academy learned about the Police Department this week. They have three more sessions to go!
• The City is hosting a Smithville High School Intern in partnership with the Real World Learning Program. We are excited to have her as part of the city team this semester!
• SPR Sponsorship Opportunities are here! For more information visit www.smithvillemo.org/sponsor
• Sign up for our monthly newsletter HERE

• Broke an attendance record at the Harvest Social party last Friday with 74 seniors attending and 68 lunches served. A great time was had by all. Thank you to all the businesses who donated prizes for Big Win Bingo! The music from Entertainer Bob Cohen was a hit, and the cookout was delicious.
• A new volunteer driver is needed for Meals on Wheels. The application is online at www.smithvillemo.org under Services or call the Senior Center at 816-608-1323.
• Join us on Thursday 9/25  for Saving Claire Falls Prevention Workshop during National Falls Prevention Week. The event features a panel of local experts from different healthcare fields for an informative Q&A session.

• Church and Mill Watermain Replacement: The City’s contractor began work on September 15. The intersection of Main and Mill had to be closed so the contractor could install the new waterline at this intersection. We anticipate the intersection reopening before the end of the day September 19, weather permitting. The contractor will continue working along Mill Street toward the intersection of Church and Mill. Mill and Church Streets will remain closed to through traffic during the project; however, access will be maintained for residents and businesses. The project also includes replacement of the sewer service line at City Hall. This portion of the work is scheduled to begin in mid-October and may require intermittent lane closures on Main Street in front of City Hall. The entire project is anticipated to be completed by early November, weather permitting. 
• Commercial Ave Sidewalk: The contractor originally awarded the Commercial Avenue Pedestrian Project informed the City they are ceasing operations and will not be able to complete the work. The City is coordinating with the bond company, and MoDOT to select a new contractor.  Additional updates will be shared as more information becomes available. The contractor’s surety rebid the project and opened bids on September 16. The City is awaiting the surety bond company’s selection of a contractor and their proposal for next steps.
• Water Treatment Plant Improvements: New carbon and Lime feeders installed. New valves and actuators installed. Filter pipe gallery painted. Filter media replacement planned to begin next Monday Sept. 15^th.
• 144^th Pump Station and West Bypass project: shoring to begin on excavation for pump station next week. Epic will begin installing force main in next couple weeks south of HWY 92
• Sidewalk Replacement Program (Harborview): in progress. Anticipated completion: Fall 2025
• Diamond Crest Park Parking Lot: delayed due to water leak
• Street Maintenance Program: Awarded to Asphaltic Surfaces. Location: Commercial Avenue (From 92 HWY to Meadow St). Work has been rescheduled for Spring 2026.

Maintenance Updates  

• Parks
  • Preparing fields for t-ball practices
• Streets
  • City vehicles were serviced, equipped for winter, and stocked with needed materials for upcoming projects.
  • Asphalt patching was completed on Park Drive, with additional work on Commercial and Essex; three Essex locations remain.
  • Concrete work wrapped up on several Essex, Lakeview, and Newport sites, with new pours, finishing, and landscaping completed.
  • Roadside and creekside mowing took place throughout the city, including Liberty Street, Amory Road, Virginia, and Smiths Fork Campground.
  • Resident concerns were reviewed and addressed on 157th Terrace, NE 180th Street, and in the Harbor View and Newport neighborhoods.
  • Flags were removed from downtown for the season, and barricades/signage were cleared from Park Drive and Commercial Avenue.
• Utilities 
  • Total Drinking Water Production 8,5098,000 gal
  • Treated 4,435,000 gallons of wastewater
  • Completed 19  work orders and 98 locates
  • Completed all testing required at the WTP and WWTP
  • Completed weekly taste and odor sample from the lake
  • Completed grounds maintenance at all lift stations and both treatment plants.
  • Staff graded and put down grass seed at 203 Owens and 101 Raintree where we had a water main repair
  • Replaced 30 water meter transmitters and sent off for warranty replacement.
  • Saved a turtle from the detention basin at Amesbury lift station.
  • Foster construction completed the wet tap for the new water main on Mill Street.
  • Staff changed the oil in all 5 above ground pumps stations (10 pumps total).Staff performed maintenance and checks on the sewer machine and backhoe.