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City of O'Fallon, Illinois Online Newsletter - June 14, 2016
Issue #23
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A Weekly Note from Mayor Gary L. Graham
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We are fortunate to live in an area where water shortages are rarely an issue. Nearly 700 million people in 43 countries currently face severe water shortages. Predictions indicate that within the next decade, at least 40 U.S. states will face water shortages due to a combination of rising temperatures, drought, population growth, and waste.
But there is hope -- research has shown that residential water use could be reduced by as much as 50 percent through efficiency. Here are a few simple, low-cost suggestions for reducing your family's water consumption.
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Green Mount Road:
The Green Mount Road improvement between Regency Park and Highway 50 will include 4-lanes with a planted median and intermediate turn lanes. The project will also consist of a new signalized intersection at Cambridge Boulevard, which will serve as the main entrance to the new St. Elizabeth's Medical Campus. In addition to the street improvements, a ten-foot wide bicycle/walking path will be installed on the west side of Green Mount Road -- providing a continuous pedestrian access route from Regency Park to the Family Sports Park and the Illini Trail Bike Trail. These improvements should start sometime late 2016.
Milburn/Simmons Roundabout: This intersection is closed for the construction of a roundabout. The intersection will be reopened before school begins in August.
Highway 50: This project, which began on May 23, 2016, will extend the right turn lane and improve the intersections along Highway 50 in front of Wal-Mart. Construction will start this spring and be completed by fall 2016.
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Class of 2016 Graduates From O'Fallon Township High School
The Class of 2016 said goodbye to O'Fallon Township High School on Saturday during their graduation commencement.
State Represenative Charlie Meier was on hand for the event, along with the Board of Education.
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Late O'Fallon EMS Supervisor's Estate Donates Over $8,000 for New Simulator
With a $9,400 check from the Estate of the late Michelle Heap, a 21-year veteran paramedic with the O'Fallon EMS department and long-time instructor, future EMS and paramedic students at SWIC will have the latest in cutting edge technology to help give them real-to-life experience in the classroom before being let loose in the workforce, Curt Schmittling, EMS and Paramedic program coordinator, said.
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O'Fallon Girl Scout Gives Back to LaVerna Evans
One O'Fallon Township High School sophomore returns to her old grade school stomping ground, and for a good reason too.
Elizabeth "Liz" Boehning has been working with District 90 to implement upgrades to the LaVerna Evans Elementary School playground for her Girl Scout of America Gold Award project since November 2015.
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Chick-Fil-A General Manager Appointed O'Fallon Alderman
O'Fallon Mayor Gary Graham on Monday appointed a longtime resident as a Ward 3 alderman.
The 68-year-old Mouser recently moved out of his Ward 3 home and into a new residence in Ward 2.
Gilreath is the general manager of the Chick-fil-A at Belleville's Green Mount Commons, where he has worked since September 2014.
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O'Fallon Native Wins MMA Championship, Obtains Contract to Fight Professionally
O'Fallon resident and MMA fighter Auhston Midkiff won a multi-fight tournament on Friday at River City Casino, giving him the featherweight championship belt and a contract to fight professionally for Shamrock Fighting Championships.
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What's Going on in O'Fallon City Government?
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O'Fallon City Council Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at City Hall on the first and third Monday of each month.
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Mayor Graham Calls on O'Fallon City Council to Reinstate Funding for Crossing Guard Program
Mayor Gary L. Graham has called upon the O'Fallon City Council to reinstate funding for the Crossing Guard Program in O'Fallon, Illinois.
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CDC Conducting Survey in O'Fallon May 2 - June 29
The City of O'Fallon has been selected to participate in a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey which will be conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The survey will be conducted May 2, 2016 - June 29, 2016. Interviewers will be knocking on doors of the randomly selected households where they will conduct a brief questionnaire at the doorstep.
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Inside O'Fallon Update from the City Administrator
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We have a new alderman on the O'Fallon City Council. At the June 6, 2016 City Council meeting, Mayor Gary Graham appointed Matthew Gilreath to fill the Ward 3 Alderman seat that was vacated by the resignation of long-time Alderman Jerry Mouser. Gilreath will serve until the municipal elections on April 4, 2017.
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The purpose of the "
Inside O'Fallon" newsletter is to keep everyone updated on what is happening in and around O'Fallon.
Inside O'Fallon will be issued on the second and fourth Monday of every month.
Sincerely,
Grant Litteken
City of O'Fallon, Illinois
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