O’Fallon Update The Official Quarterly Publication of the City of O’Fallon, Missouri Autumn 2010
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O’Fallon, Missouri: Best City, Best People! O’FallonTV wins award for humorous public service announcement O’FallonTV, take a bow! The City of O’Fallon’s Communications Department, O’FallonTV, is the Grand Prize Winner of the National Recreation and Park Association’s (NRPA) “2010 Save Our Parks! PSA Contest.” The public service announcement, What If There Were No Parks?, was written, directed and produced by O’FallonTV staff. The PSA can be viewed on YouTube at www.youtube.com/ OFallonTV. The NRPA contest was held to boost public awareness of the difficulties that parks throughout the country are facing due to budget cuts and a struggling national economy.
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he City of O’Fallon has once again made Money magazine’s prestigious list, “America’s Best Places to Live” and this time, our City has been named as Missouri’s top City. This continues an amazing five-year run that has seen our City included on both Money and RelocateAmerica’s lists of America’s best cities. I am honored and humbled to be the Mayor of such a great City. I know the main reason for our success is you, our residents, who live and work in our community. You make this City what it is, and you are responsible for keeping it great. I’d especially like to thank:
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The wonderful teachers and administrators in both our public and private schools for helping our students become twice as proficient in math and reading as the nation’s average. Our local business owners and managers who have propelled the City’s job growth rate to 44.75% between 2000 and 2009. That’s a higher rate than nine of the top 10 cities on Money’s list. O’Fallon’s dedicated police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel. You can take credit for our City’s low crime rate and overall health of our community.
Clearly, O’Fallon’s quality of life is due to the people who make things happen for the better. That’s why we need your input! To guide our City in being the best it can be, please respond to the online citizen survey posted on the City’s website, www.ofallon.mo.us. There are only a few questions per survey, so make your voice heard. Thank you for making O’Fallon a great place to live, work and enjoy life!
Bill Hennessy, Mayor
O’Fallon’s citizen surveys continue
In this issue... Fall Festival Roscoe’s Den Patriotic Events Upcoming Events
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O’Fallon residents are invited to weigh in on a variety of key topics each month by taking a short online survey posted on the City’s website, www.ofallon.mo.us. The surveys are brief, about 5 to 8 questions. One new survey will be posted each month in September, October and November. (Surveys also were posted in July and August.) The more people who respond, the more accurate and useful the survey response will be.
Look inside for the Autumn Parks & Rec Guide