O’Fallon Update The Official Quarterly Publication of the City of O’Fallon, Missouri Spring 2018 • www.ofallon.mo.us
Looking forward to springtime fun O’Fallon launches enhanced emergency notification system With the threat of severe spring and summer weather looming, O’Fallon has launched an improved emergency notification system for residents. With the tool, residents may receive emergency and other important notifications such as boil advisories, road closures and more via phone, text, email or social media. Additionally, the tool, called Swift 9-1-1 allows residents to register for weather alerts or other customized notifications. The City launched the new tool this month. Although every effort was made to transfer all resident contact data from the City’s previous system to Swift 9-1-1, every resident is encouraged to check their personal information and ensure it is up to date at www.ofallon.mo.us. Please take five minutes to click the link on the front page of our website to ensure your information is accurate and that you are receiving messages in the best way possible in the event of an emergency!
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inter is in the rear-view mirror, and we are heading into O’Fallon’s beautiful spring season. This is always my favorite time of year as O’Fallon literally blooms from North to South. It is an amazing feeling to walk through one of our parks — or even just drive through my subdivision — and see the colors of spring liven up our City. Spring also means new opportunities for outdoor fun such as the Adult Easter Egg Hunt on March 24. This year’s event will feature live entertainment and food trucks at CarShield Field. Baseball, softball and soccer leagues already are underway at Ozzie Smith Sports Complex and Sports Park. And, on April 27, we will celebrate the start of baseball season with the year’s first Food Truck Frenzy, featuring a River City Rascals Fan Fest at CarShield Field. This season will be a big one for the Rascals as they host the Frontier League Home Run Derby and All-Star Game on July 10–11. Family-friendly outdoor fun continues with Founders’ Day & Garden Expo on May 5, the Public Works Fair on May 23, and the opening of our newly-expanded Alligator’s Creek Aquatic Center on Memorial Day weekend. On June 1, the RSC Challenge Run offers side-by-side obstacle courses for kids and adults. Starting June 5, free Tuesday-night Jammin’ outdoor concerts will bring food trucks and live music by top bands to Civic Park. I am proud to say that our City has patriotic ceremonies honoring our soldiers and veterans coming up at the Veterans Memorial Walk with Armed Forces Day on May 19 and the Memorial Day Ceremony on May 28. I cannot wait to see you and your families out and about this spring. And, please remember to shop and dine in O’Fallon when you are out having fun. Keep it in the ’O’ and support your local businesses!
Bill Hennessy, Mayor
In this issue 2 Grants and Assistance 3 O’Fallon Jammin’ 5 Renew O’Fallon 6 Upcoming Events 8 Be Prepared for Floods 9 Roscoe’s Den 10 Police Bulletins 12 Calendar
247WallSt.com identifies O’Fallon as Missouri’s “Best City to Live” Choosing a “best city” from each of the nation’s 50 states, 247Wall St.com praised O’Fallon as “one of the best places to live in the Midwest and in the country as a whole.” O'Fallon's ranking was based on its affordable living, resident incomes, low poverty rate and a number of other factors.
History is alive in O’Fallon. See page 11.