O’Fallon Update The Official Quarterly Publication of the City of O’Fallon, Missouri Autumn 2015 • www.ofallon.mo.us
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Candidate Filing
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Fall Fest
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Homeowner Tips
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Upcoming Events
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Police Bulletins
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eep It in the 'O!' In 2010, we launched this campaign to help remind our residents to look to their own hometown for shopping and dining opportunities. The slogan, which was actually suggested by a local business owner, serves as a reminder to all of us to shop locally and support our local businesses. Did you know that when you shop in O’Fallon, your sales taxes are used to fund the City services we all depend on? That means every time you shop in a local store, you help fund the police department that helps keep your neighborhood safe. Or when you go out to eat at one of our wonderful restaurants, you’re supporting the parks where you take the kids every weekend. And when you buy gas at a local station, you fund the repairs that keep our streets in great shape. Additionally, by keeping your tax dollars in O’Fallon, you also help create jobs! As you drive through just about any part of O’Fallon, you can see and hear construction all around you. New national retailers are choosing O’Fallon as their next – or first – location in St. Charles County and the St. Louis Metro Area. These new stores not only give us new shopping and dining options, but they provide even more job opportunities close to home. This cycle of economic development has fueled the incredible growth of our City over the past 50 years, and it continues today. Of course, your support also allows us to provide you with all kinds of fun activities and recreational opportunities, and I encourage you to check out all of them in this edition of O’Fallon Update. You can get the full information on the annual Fall Fest and Fall Fest Run on page 3. And, check out all of the other great events we have coming up on pages 6–8. Thank you for keeping O’Fallon a great place to live, work and play! Thank you for “Keeping it in the ‘O!’” Sincerely,
Bill Hennessy, Mayor
O’Fallon again rated one of Missouri’s safest cites Drawing on F.B.I. statistics, the website OnlyInYourState.com recently recognized O’Fallon as the fifth safest city in Missouri. With nearly 83,000 residents, O’Fallon is the largest City to be named among the “Top 10” safest cities, and it is the only St. Charles County municipality on the list.
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