{"id":4084,"date":"2018-09-17T20:27:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T01:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2018-09-17T20:27:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T01:57:55","slug":"dear-excelsior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/17\/dear-excelsior\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Excelsior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DearExcelsior_banner.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4085\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DearExcelsior_banner.png\" alt=\"DearExcelsior_banner\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DearExcelsior_banner.png 560w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DearExcelsior_banner-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Questions That Have Been Asked by the Excelsior Community<br \/>\nThe Week of\u00a0September 17th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0What are the details on the car show that&#8217;s at the end of the month?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/American-Legion-Post-236-Car-Bike-Show-1112718635469505\/?fref=mentions&amp;hc_location=group\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=1112718635469505&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22hc_location%22%3A%22group%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">American Legion Post 236 Car &amp; Bike Show<\/a>\u00a0will be September 29, 2018. The week of the event is from Sept 25-Sept 29. The Atlas downtown will be collecting donations at the bar for veterans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41536605_2151709868196785_7018760698138198016_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4086\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41536605_2151709868196785_7018760698138198016_o.jpg\" alt=\"41536605_2151709868196785_7018760698138198016_o\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41536605_2151709868196785_7018760698138198016_o.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41536605_2151709868196785_7018760698138198016_o-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41536605_2151709868196785_7018760698138198016_o-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/41536605_2151709868196785_7018760698138198016_o-610x789.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0What is going in the strip mall near McDonald&#8217;s?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the corner of the strip mall behind Arby&#8217;s and Applebee&#8217;s will be The Mug&#8217;s new location. The Mug will be moving from the downtown on Broadway out to the west side, with a drive-thru window, making it easy to get your coffee and treats before leaving town each morning!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthemugcoffeecafe%2Fposts%2F2221360461473293&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"688\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 When is the dog park going to open?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Space for the Dog Park near Century Park is being prepared. The park will be ready sometime in the Spring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 When does the newer library re-open?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no set timeframe for when the library will be open, but they&#8217;re shooting for mid-October. In the meantime, they will remain in the Hall of Waters on the second floor in the Council Chambers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 What is going in the old Sears building?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40290461_1335408016595766_641694785769308160_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4087\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40290461_1335408016595766_641694785769308160_n.jpg\" alt=\"40290461_1335408016595766_641694785769308160_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40290461_1335408016595766_641694785769308160_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40290461_1335408016595766_641694785769308160_n-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/40290461_1335408016595766_641694785769308160_n-610x281.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Terri Ritchie\u00a0has announced that Thunderbird Electric Supply will be coming in. They will have a large lighting showroom and electrical counter. They will stock anything you would need for electrical material, including, but not limited to, LED lamps, switches, receptacles, etc. as well as tools. They will have a Grand Opening!! Stay tuned!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 What is going in Excelsior Trade Fair&#8217;s building?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Half of the Trade Fair&#8217;s building will go to vendor booth space similar to Excelsior Trade Fair, however, the other half will be a $5 store, where\u00a0damaged freight and\u00a0returned items (from Amazon) will be stored in bins and shoppers dig around to find items that they want. The price for items drops each day thereafter.\u00a0There is another store like this in Belton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 When will the sink hole get fixed by O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Construction on the sink hole across from O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s has begun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Where can I find an Excelsior Springs postcard?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are local postcards sold at the Visitor&#8217;s Center in the Hall of Waters and at Main Spring Art Gallery downtown on the corner of Main and Spring Streets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 When does the Trolley run?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Often you can find the Trolley running in our local festivals and on 2nd Weekends in the downtown. You can also rent the trolley for fun events like birthdays, family\/class reunions, or parades. There are also a number of events throughout the year that you can buy a ticket for the trolley. There are also monthly wine tours that are very popular. For more information on the Chamber Trolley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EStrolley\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here to go to their Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 What&#8217;s the best way for citizens to put an issue before the City Council if they&#8217;re unable to attend council meetings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most effective would be to reach out to council members in a time that works for you. You can also reach out to our City Manager Molly McGovern and she will bring your issue to the council. Our local council members:<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Brad Eales<br \/>\nMayor Pro Tem Sharon Powell<br \/>\nFormer Mayor Ambrose Buckman<br \/>\nCouncilwoman Sonya Morgan<br \/>\nCouncilman Brent McElwee<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions That Have Been Asked by the Excelsior Community The Week of\u00a0September 17th &nbsp; \u2022\u00a0What are the details on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dear-courtney"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4088,"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4084\/revisions\/4088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}