point of view

• I didn't come back for the money. I came back because I love the fight
• The first thing that came into my mind when I signed the grill contract for $137.5M was, I'm going to make my sisters millionaires
• I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet
• As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store
• I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world
• To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
• As an entrepreneur, don't follow the crowd; let them follow you
• I thought he was just one more knockout victim until, about the 7th round, I hit him hard to the jaw & he held me & whispered in my ear: That all you got, George? I realized that this ain't what I thought it was (referring to his fight with Muhammad Ali)

Monday, noon - Hospital Board of Trustees; 6pm - Planning & Zoning Commission

Tuesday, 6pm - Parks & Recreation Board; 7pm - Neighborhood Engagement Team

Wednesday, 9:30am - Job Corps Community Relations Council

Thursday, 10am - Housing Authority

Friday, 12-2pm - Todd Wilson's Retirement Party

Becoming an Engaged Neighbor @ Library - For anyone wanting to be more active in their neighborhood & accept the challenge to have a positive impact on your neighbors & neighborhood

Community Relations Council breakfast & opportunity to expand business relationships with community partners to support the success of Job Corps students.

Todd Wilson, Construction Services Foreman, is retiring after 27.5 years of service with Public Works. We enjoy the results of Todd's work all over town & want to thank him for training new members to his crew on construction methods & safety. Construction Services performs a large list of projects and is currently updating the Police Station Parking Lot & wall. Thank you Todd, for all of your contributions to our community.

Celebrating work anniversaries this week - Shannon Stroud, HR Manager/City Clerk - 23 years; Baylee O'Dell, Child watch attendant - 3 years; Nicole Davis, Fitness Coordinator & Grayson Grove, Recreation Program Supervisor - 2 years.

• Public Safety Sales Tax Committee met to consider an allocation of $2,500 to SAFE for prevention education & awareness from the Marijuana Sales Tax Fund & concurred the replacement of fire rescue pumper from the PSST to be consistent with the fund's intent.
• KC Veteran's Administration is planning a groundbreaking for the new VA Clinic 4/18
• Community Center spa repairs are complete; equipment for the new pool mechanicals has been ordered and expected to arrive in September/October

Just came here to say, I don't think I'm leaving Excelsior, anytime soon. I just moved here in December, & the amount of cool things that go on around here & reminder to how safe it's been for my kids (compared to KC & Independence, it's A LOT SAFER!) I think I'll just live here forever. (I just learned about a water fest that's held here & I'm kind of excited about it! Lmao. That's it. That's all. ES is amazing so far! Read on FB