Blue Springs Adds 'Juneteenth' as Official Holiday, City Facilities Closed Monday June 20

As part of the City of Blue Springs broader diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, Mayor Carson Ross has approved Juneteenth as an official paid holiday for City employees. Because Juneteenth falls on the weekend, City facilities will be closed to the p...

City Council Approves City Administrator, City Prosecutor Appointments

The Blue Springs City Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of the City’s new City Administrator and City Prosecutor at the Monday, April 18, City Council meeting. 

After a lengthy and diligent nationwide search, Mayor Carson Ros...

Mayor Delivers 2021 State of the City Address

2021 Citizen’s Survey Results Presented to City Council

The findings of the 2021 Blue Springs Citizen’s Satisfaction Survey, conducted in the fall of 2021, were presented to the Blue Springs City Council on March 7, 2022. 

The survey was conducted by ETC Institute, headquartered in Olathe, Ka...

Blue Springs Police Department Partners with Pawportunities for Animal Control Services

City's Severe Weather Siren System Upgraded

The Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency (CJCEMA) has upgraded the storm siren system for the cities of Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Lake Tapawingo and unincorporated portions of Jackson County within the Central Jackson County Fire Protectio...

Blue Springs City Council Adopts $83.5M City Budget

On Monday, September 20, the Blue Springs City Council voted to adopt the Fiscal Year 2021-22 annual budget of $83,531,171. The new budget will go into effect October 1, 2021.

The 2021-22 budget focuses on delivering and enhancing important City services, ...

BLUE SPRINGS REJOINS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM

Blue Springs, Mo. – The City of Blue Springs has rejoined the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District (SWMD) Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program for the 2021 calendar year. As a participating member, Blue Springs resid...

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