The Friday Newsflash - July 31, 2026
Dates To Remember
- Board of Aldermen Meeting: August 4
- Work Session 6:30pm
- Regular session 7:00pm
- Learn more about the City's Strategic Plan and take the Community Survey HERE! The community has multiple in-person opportunities. Please attend one of the four initial sessions to have your voice heard in addition to the online engagement opportunities:
- Monday August 31 at 6:00pm at Mid-Continent Public Library - Smithville Branch
- Wednesday September 2 at 10:30am at the Smithville Activity Center during Senior Services programming
- Wednesday September 2 at 6:00pm at Smithville High School - Cafeteria
- Thursday September 3 at 8:30am at the Smithville Activity Center
- Sports – REGISTER HERE
- Fall sports online registration deadlines are approaching! – youth soccer, little kickers soccer clinic, youth volleyball,
- Programs & Events – REGISTER HERE
- SPR at Farmers’ Market: August 19 | FREE
- Adult Pick Up Basketball: August 2 | FREE
- Adult Pick Up Basketball: August 9 | FREE
- Adult Pick Up Basketball: August 16 | FREE
- SPR at Farmers’ Market: August 19 | FREE
- Pickleball Lessons September Session: September 4, 11, 18, 25
- City of Smithville Touch-A-Truck: September 12 | FREE
- Fishing with a Firefighter: September 26
- Pickleball Lessons October Session: October 2, 9, 16, 23
- Howl-O-Ween: October 3 | FREE
- Preschool Playdate: October 6
- Preschool Playdate: October 13
- Preschool Playdate: October 20
- Smithville’s Haunted Campground: October 24 | FREE
- Preschool Playdate: October 27
- Sunset Yoga @ the Courtyard: Thursdays in November | FREE
- Book Swap | Plot Twists + Pour Overs: November 14 | FREE
- Candy Cane Quest: December 4 | FREE
- Book Swap | Plot Twists + Pour Overs: December 12 | FREE
- SPR Sponsorship Opportunities are here! For more information visit www.smithvillemo.org/sponsor
- Sign up for our Parks & Rec monthly newsletter HERE
- Meals on wheels needs several new drivers – we are looking for volunteers at the Activity Center to help during lunch service. Contact Amy at 816-608-1323 to start volunteering.
- Our surprise Senior Dinner Theater movie was the Cowboys with John Wayne. Thanks to all who joined in on the contest to guess the film. Stay tuned for next month’s contest!
Project Updates
Current projects can be found on our website at Smithville, MO.
Maintenance Updates
- Parks
- Maintenance completed 2 water leaks in the campground
- Mowed all parks
- Painted sports fields
- Preparing new park signage
- Streets
- Fixed mailbox at 200 Commercial Ave
- Graded dirt at Wildflower outflow pond
- Fixed manhole riser 1004 Aspen Dr in Forest Oaks
- Graded 134th St. for dust control
- Marcus Road cut for patch work
- Mowed DD Hwy
- Filled potholes with millings on Park Dr
- Backfilled approach for the parking lot on W. Meadow St
- Started road base repair along 176th St to Thomas Ln
- Utilities
- Total Drinking Water Production 9,192,000 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
- Finished painting the handrails around the filters at the WTP
- Replaced the chlorite feed line in the chemical building
- Replaced the pump head for the ACH chemical pump
- Replaced the exhaust fan belt in the filter room at the WTP
- Completed grounds maintenance at the towers and booster stations
- Completed 20 work orders
- 75 locates completed
- Completed all testing required at WWTP
- Treated 4,523,000 gallons of wastewater
- Completed weekly checks of all booster station and towers in the distribution system
- Collected and delivered 3 E-coli samples to the KCMO laboratory
- Completed grounds maintenance at the WWTP and WTP
- Ace completed lining manholes for the 2026 CIPP project
- Replaced the effluent valve for SBR#2 and set limit switches on SBR#1 influent valve
- Hauled and land applied 11 loads of sludge from digestor #1
- Repaired a water main break on Raintree Lane