The Friday Newsflash - June 12, 2026

Dates To Remember

• Board of Aldermen Meeting: July 7
• Sports – REGISTER HERE
  • Fall sports online registration opens July 1! – youth soccer, little kickers soccer clinic, youth volleyball, t-ball
• Programs & Events – REGISTER HERE
  • wildHERness Women’s Hike (16+): June 20 | FREE: FULL
  • Let’s Learn Mahjong: June 27: FULL
  • Clay County under the stars & stripes / America 250: July 4 | FREE
  • Parks and Recreation Month in July! | FREE
    • Mondays: Books & Bites (registration required)
    • Tuesdays: Mini Makers (registration required)
    • Wednesdays: Popsicles at the Pad
    • Thursday: Yoga at the Courtyard
    • Friday: Picnic on the Playground
    • Saturday: Story Walk
  • SPR at Farmers’ Market: August 19 | FREE
  • Adult Pick Up Basketball: coming soon!
  • Howl-O-Ween: October 3 | FREE
  • Smithville’s Haunted Campground: October 24 | FREE

• Learn more about the City's Strategic Plan and take the Community Survey HERE!
• SPR Sponsorship Opportunities are here! For more information visit www.smithvillemo.org/sponsor
• Sign up for our Parks & Rec monthly newsletter HERE

• Working on Clay County Senior Services quarterly reports and 2027 grant requests.
• We enjoyed our June birthday party with a full house for fried chicken and a delicious cake provided by Terrace Park
• Thank you to Kristie from Right at Home for sponsoring this week’s Super Bingo!
• There’s still time to join the Line Dancing group for July and August classes. We welcomed a large group on Monday, who mastered waltz steps!
• June Activity Calendar

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

Maintenance Updates

• Parks
  • Completed 31 hours of brush mowing, approximately 71 acres
  • Installed fencing at Diamond Crest to enclose the playground area
  • Installed split rail fence on OK Railroad Trail
  • Cleaned up leaves sand weeds behind City Hall
  • Hauled millings to improve road to Scout Camping Area
• Streets
  • Mowed Second Creek lot and along the sidewalk of 169, Martin Rd, Center St, Wise Rd, Amory Rd and Virginia Ave.
  • Filled potholes on NE 180^th St and Second Creek Bridge
  • Shop maintenance.
  • Hauled rock for water main break at 124 N. 169 Hwy
  • Street sweeper work at Lake Meadows, Clay Creek and Diamond Crest.
  • Cleaned storm drains at Main St & Mill St and 2409 NE 158^th St.
  • Replaced broom head on street sweeper, replaced door locks on shop door.
  Utilities
  • Total Drinking Water Production 7,041,000 gal.
  • Completed all testing required at the WTP.
  • Conducted weekly chemical level checks at the WTP for ordering.
  • Backwashed filters 1,2,3,4 and 5 at the WTP.
  • Continued working on project high service pump room rehabilitation at the WTP. Currently painting blue and replacing bolts.
  • Completed grounds maintenance at the WTP. 
  • Completed prep work to install a new chlorine analyzer at the WTP. 
  • Completed 21 work orders
  • 104 locates completed
  • Completed 2 new water service connections. 
  • Completed all testing required at WWTP
  • Treated 7,303,000 gallons of wastewater
  • Completed weekly checks of all booster station and towers in the distribution system.
  • Repaired the road at 402 south Bridge Street after a service line replacement. 
  • Staff repaired an emergency water main break at 124 N. 169 HWY.  
  • Staff conducted fire hydrant checks and flushing of 41 hydrants located near the Smithville schools. 6 flow tests were also conducted. 
  • Staff reported to Quail ridge lift station due to no run times on pump #2. Conducted a float test and checked electrical connections and found that the pump is working fine. 
  • Completed grounds maintenance at the WWTP. 
  • Staff collected and delivered 10 E-coli samples for the WWTP. 
  • Staff repaired the fire hydrant at 520 Sunny Ct.