The City of Arnold is celebrating our 50th Anniversary Year with the rollout of a Water Tower Photo Contest that begins this week, May 1 – 7!
To participate, entrants will find a series of “mini” water towers that have been placed around the City of Arnold. Clues will be posted periodically to the Arnold Parks and Recreation Facebook page and on the City’s website. Post a picture of yourself with each tower in the comments section of it’s clues post. Two towers and their clues will be posted each week for the next 5 weeks. If you don’t have a facebook account, participants may also send pictures by email.
Winners of the Contest will be announced by random selection at the Arnold Days Celebration on September 16 – 18. One photo entry per “mini” tower. Submissions will be accepted until, September 15. Prizes are sponsored by Republic Services.
Prizes:
1st = $1,000
2nd = $750
3rd = $500
Each person is allowed one entry per tower. There will be 10 towers in total.(enter 10 pictures, one for each tower and have 10 chances to win) Participants may enter pictures until, September 15, 11:59 pm. You do not need to live in Arnold to participate. Enter on our event page at bit.ly/ArnoldWaterTowerPalooza (in the comment section).
Lookie Lookie
Where is tower #3
It’s got to be where all can see
The faces of Mount Mayor de Arnold you will surely recognize
Where these guys worked
They were very wise guys
JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO – Motorists travelling US Route 61/67 in Arnold, MO can expect nightly delays Wednesday thru Friday, May 4-6. Crews will be shutting down southbound Route 61/67 just north of Route 231 (Telegraph Rd.) for pipe replacement starting at 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4. Both northbound and southbound traffic will be shifted to the northbound lanes of Route 61/67 during the work.
On Thursday, May 5, crews will shut down northbound Route 61/67 at the same location and during the same times and shift both northbound and southbound traffic to the southbound lanes. Crews will use Friday, May 6 to complete any work that wasn’t completed on the prior two nights. All work is dependent on weather conditions.
This ADA Transition Plan has been prepared pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires a transition plan to be completed by all public agencies with more than fifty (50) employees. The purpose of the ADA Transition Plan is to document the Public Works Department’s evaluation of its pedestrian facilities on public rights-of-way and develop long- range plans for making those facilities accessible for all people, including those with disabilities. This Plan focuses on administrative documents prepared and maintained by the Department of Public Works and pedestrian facilities within the public rights-of-way owned and maintained by the City of Arnold or within public parks. The City Clerk has been designated as the city’s ADA Coordinator and will serve as the primary clearing house and record keeper for all issues relating to ADA accessibility.
View the full ADA Transition Plan here.
2022 is the 50th Anniversary of the City of Arnold! As part of the celebration, we want to share photos and stories from the last 50 years that show places, people, and events that have happened in the City of Arnold. These photos will appear throughout 2022 on the City’s website and social media platforms with proper credit always given to the person(s) supplying and owning the image(s).
We need your help – it’s easy! Just pull out your old photo albums and scan any pictures you find taken since 1972 that tell the story of Arnold over the last 50 years. Then upload pictures or email them to us!
To qualify you must meet one of the requirements listed below:
Allowable uses for grant money:
• Rent
• Payroll
• Supplies
• Utilities Inventory
• COVID-19 Compliance Costs
• Technical Assistance
• Etc.
Funds will be available until the allotted amount is gone. Selections are based on a first come, first reviewed basis. Expenses are eligible for reimbursement between March 1, 2020 to time of application.
To apply you will need:
Apply here
Classes begin on Monday, April 19 through April 30, 2021!
For more information, call the Arnold Recreation Center at 636-282-2380.
Fitness Class schedule is subject to change at any time. Any cancellation of classes will be posted on our Facebook page.
Visit Membership Plans for more details on rates and payment plans.
In Jefferson County, an estimated 20.4% of residents 25 and older held a bachelor’s or graduate degree between 2015 and 2019. That is an increase from the previous survey period, 2010-2014, when an estimated 18% of residents 25 and older held such a degree, the survey showed.
Missouri experienced an increase of 2.5 percentage points for residents who held at least a bachelor’s degree between the two periods – an estimated 29.2% of people held one between 2015 and 2019 compared with 26.7% between 2010 and 2014.
The median annual income for the holder of a bachelor’s degree in Missouri was $50,042 (adjusted to 2019 dollars), while high school graduates earned $30,658, according to the Survey.
Nearly a third of U.S. residents ages 25 and older – 32.1% – hold at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the survey covering the five-year period ending in 2019.
That is up from 27.5% in the five-year period ending in 2009, the Census Bureau survey showed.
Funding for the new equipment was provided through a grant awarded to the City of Arnold by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The $15,000 grant was awarded to help make Arnold City Parks more accessible for seniors and those with disabilities.
The AARP awards grants to “age-friendly communities” for initiatives in their communities. In 2019, Arnold was named an age-friendly city. Arnold is the first city in the state of Missouri to be designated an “Age-Friendly Community” by the AARP.
The AARP grant supports the City’s efforts to fulfill the “Age-Friendly Community Network’s” mission for safe, interactive, and accessible venues that foster physical, mental, and social wellness. The equipment provides additional fitness options along with the park’s roughly 5 miles of walking trails, ponds, and natural environment.
The newly installed equipment is designed to serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, but also provides fitness opportunities for all segments of the population.
Parks Department staff, under the supervision of Parks Superintendent Ray Dornseif, installed 5 pieces of accessible exercise equipment along the walking trail at Pomme Creek Park. Bill Knittig, from the City of Arnold Commission on Aging & Disabilities, was instrumental in locating the grant funding. Dickie Brown, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Arnold, worked to secure the funding with essential support from Mayor Ron Counts, City Administration, and the City Council.
The City of Arnold continues to make improvements to the recently established Pomme Creek Park, the site of the former golf course. The golf cart paths are now trails for public use. A second entrance has been added off of Tenbrook at the bridge that crosses Pomme Creek. Look for more amenities to further improve the park in the future.
