After waiting 12 years, residents along Emge Road and Shoen Morgan Drive still await the development of land that has become an eyesore, and the O'Fallon Planning & Zoning Commission just gave the developer another one-year extension. The O'Fallon City Council apparently is powerless to get this resolved.

A bill has been proposed in O'Fallon to reduce the R-4 Apartment House District code maximum density to 14 units per acre instead of 20. The bill also would establish density bonuses similar to what surrounding communities already have and, in theory, keep O’Fallon competitive with those communities.

The O’Fallon City Council has approved a rezoning request intended to enable the use of a portion of an existing building as a medical marijuana dispensary.

Missouri National Golf Links LP has withdrawn their application for rezoning and a plan to construct 182 high density rental units on 23.28 acres, named “Fairways at Turtle Creek,” on land where a golf practice facility is operated today.

A proposed O'Fallon bill would formally establish a lotto process for determining the order of candidate names appearing on the ballot, to replace the current "line-up" process. The bill is a slight variation of what had been discussed and planned in June.

The city is seeking nonprofits who want to create holiday scenes to be displayed as part of the annual Celebration of Lights in Fort Zumwalt Park.

A new 82-villa development near the south end of Hwy. K in O'Fallon, on a new street behind the Culvers restaurant, has received initial approval from the O'Fallon City Council.

An outdoor storage facility has been proposed for property along T.R. Hughes Boulevard near Tom Ginnever Avenue to make use of otherwise unattractive land that has overhead power lines.

The public hearing and first reading of Bill No. 7111, originally scheduled for the July 25 council meeting were tabled until the Aug. 22 council meeting.

At the July 25 O’Fallon City Council meeting, City Administrator Mike Snowden introduced the newest member of the O’Fallon Police Department family: K-9 Vegas.