Stimulus money headed this way!
The Metro East will be receiving more money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bulk of this new money will be used for water control and flood prevention. This leads us to what O'Fallon is considering regarding drainage improvements for storm water. Under the proposed plan residents will pay a flat fee bases on the size of the area they occupy. Not a bad idea at about $4.00 a month. The other side of this is that the retailers (auto dealers, box stores) could be hit very hard as they cover substantially more ground than your average home in O'Fallon. That said something clearly needs to be done. For a city as progressive as O'Fallon, to have areas of town without any sort of storm drainage (curbs, gutters) is unacceptable. We shall see what transpires over the coming weeks. And...
Real Estate activity is picking up; April numbers will be out soon!
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