Poplar Bluff
Upcoming
City Council
The City Council will consider updating the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and transferring funds to cover a health insurance deficit. They will also vote on dissolving two housing-related boards and approving roof repairs for the Black River Coliseum.
- Roof repair bid for Black River Coliseum
- Dissolution of Fair Housing Committee and Residential Housing Board
- FY 2026 Budget amendments
- Fund transfer to reduce Health Insurance Fund deficit
- Bids for a commercial lawnmower for Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport
Municipal Utilities Advisory Board
The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will meet to approve minutes, review financial reports, and discuss several items including the slate of officers, the 2025 audit, bids for single-phase pole-mount transformers, and disposal of antiquated records. An overview of the electric, water, and sewer departments will also be presented.
- Review bids for single-phase pole-mount transformers
- Review 2025 audit
- Review list of antiquated records for disposal
- Review financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
- Review check register reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
Historical Preservation Commission Meeting
The commission will hold elections for Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary. Members will also discuss the possibility of visiting other cities with successful historic downtown preservation programs.
- Election of board officers
- Discussion of exploratory trips to historic downtowns
Arts and Advisory Board
The board will meet to review committee reports and receive updates from the President and Director. The agenda consists of standard procedural items and general business updates.
Building Standards Board
The board will conduct compliance hearings for several properties to address building standard violations. This includes reviewing new cases and following up on unfinished business from previous years. Two requests to reverse demolition orders will also be considered.
- Request to reverse demolition at 307 Euclid Ave
- Request to reverse demolition at 741 N 10th St
- Compliance hearing for 1508 Alice (C & A Rentals LLC)
- Compliance hearing for 203 W Midland (Better Choice Properties)
- Compliance hearings for 10 properties listed under unfinished business
Residential Housing Advisory Board
The regularly scheduled July 9 Residential Housing Board meeting has been canceled because there were no agenda items to discuss. The next meeting is scheduled for August 13, 2026.
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Electrical Wiring Board
This meeting was canceled. The next scheduled meeting is August 6, 2026. No decisions or discussions are taking place.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board
The Poplar Bluff Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board meeting scheduled for June 25, 2026, has been canceled. No business will be conducted. The next meeting is set for July 23, 2026.
- Meeting cancellation notice only; no substantive items
Airport Advisory Board
The June 24, 2026 meeting of the Poplar Bluff Airport Advisory Board has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 29, 2026.
- Meeting cancelled, no items discussed
Black River Coliseum Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is meeting to review past and upcoming event bookings at the Black River Coliseum. The session will conclude with elections for the board's President, Vice-President, and Secretary.
- Election of Board President, Vice-President, and Secretary
- Review of upcoming Missouri UPCI event (June 24-26)
- Review of upcoming SEMOCon (September 18-20)
- Review of upcoming St. Jude Banquet (August 7)
- Review of upcoming MRWA event (August 17-19)
Planning and Zoning Commission
The regularly scheduled June 22, 2026 meeting has been canceled. No decisions or discussions will take place. The next meeting is July 13, 2026.
Zoning Board of Adjustment
This meeting is only a cancellation notice. The next meeting is July 16.
Plumbing Board
The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board meeting scheduled for June 18, 2026, has been canceled. The next regular meeting will occur on July 16, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. This agenda contains only procedural cancellation notice.
Tree Advisory Board
The Tree Advisory Board meeting scheduled for June 16, 2026, has been cancelled because there are no agenda items. The next regular meeting will be on July 21, 2026.
Animal Control Advisory Board
The Animal Control Advisory Board will convene to elect officers and discuss a new business item involving a resident at 1802 Sunset. The meeting is a standard procedural gathering with no major policy decisions.
- Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
- Approval of June 17, 2025, minutes
- Discussion of new business at 1802 Sunset
- Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
- Meeting advertised in the Daily American Republic
Parks and Recreation Board
The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will hold a regular meeting with mostly procedural items. They will elect officers and review the 2025 audit. Reports on golf course operations and programs will be presented. The board may enter a closed session to discuss exempt matters.
- Election of officers
- 2025 Audit Review
- Golf course operations report
- Public comments period
- Possible closed session under state law
Municipal Utilities Advisory Board
The meeting scheduled for June 15, 2026, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. No official business will be conducted.
City Council
The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold its regular meeting, approving consent agenda items including departmental reports and minutes. Workshop discussions include bids for roof repairs at the Black River Coliseum and possible dissolution of city boards. Action items involve an ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the code, selecting firms for the Historic Frisco Depot Restoration project under a Community Development Block Grant, approving engineering services for the Industrial Park Paving Improvements, and authorizing a grant application for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
- Consider bids for roof repairs at Black River Coliseum
- Discuss dissolution of various city boards
- Ordinance amending Chapter 21, Section 210.720 of the Code of Ordinances
- Select firms for professional grant admin and architectural services for Historic Frisco Depot Restoration (CDBG)
- Approve Addendum No. 1 for engineering services for Industrial Park Paving Improvements with S.H. Smith & Company
Residential Housing Advisory Board
The scheduled meeting for the Residential Housing Board has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. No official business will be conducted.
Building Standards Board
The board will conduct compliance hearings for several properties to address building standard violations. The meeting includes new cases and a review of unfinished business regarding property maintenance and demolition requests. The board will also elect its officers for the term.
- Compliance hearings for 818 Cherry, 305 S 8th St, 426 N Main St, and 523 N 6th St
- Reverse demolition request for 523 N 6th St
- Reverse demolition request for 1102 Gardner
- Requests to reverse decisions for 951 Mulberry and 1207 Grand
- Election of Board Chairman and Vice-Chairman
Arts and Advisory Board
This meeting of the Poplar Bluff Arts and Advisory Board is listed as having no meeting (4:30 p.m. - no meeting). The agenda contains only standard procedural items such as roll call, minutes, and committee reports, with no specific decisions or discussions outlined.
- No business items requiring board action
- Meeting noted as canceled