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Steve Springer's Letter to the Editor for the O'Fallon Weekly
Last week’s letter to the editor published in the O’Fallon Weekly was written by a candidate for O’Fallon District 90 School Board of...
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Mar 221 min read
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Steve Springer's Rebuttal
Recently District 90 incumbent school board member Adam Weber labeled my writing as “misinformation” that demanded to be “Fact...
phillipboyer0
Mar 202 min read
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Are we failing our students?
The O’Fallon Township High School (OTHS) district 203's return on investment, as measured by academic proficiency, is declining while...
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Mar 162 min read
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O’Fallon District 90 Maximized Their 2024 Property Tax Levy
At their December 2024 regular meeting, the O’Fallon District 90 Board of Education (BOE) approved a resolution to submit their 2024...
phillipboyer0
Mar 112 min read
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2024 Property Value Assessments Mailed
The 2024 St. Clair Country property tax assessments were recently mailed. You may have found yours in your mailbox already. The 618NOW...
phillipboyer0
Mar 112 min read
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More Candidate Forums
If you missed the face-to-face Candidate Forums the past two weekends or you’d like to hear from candidates that were not in attendance,...
phillipboyer0
Mar 91 min read
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April 1st Elections
Local elections are April 1st. Early voting has begun. They are important to us all. I will specifically address the District 90...
phillipboyer0
Mar 72 min read
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Podcast and In-person Candidate Forums
618Now Candidate Forums Get to know your local candidates… anytime, anywhere. The O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce is excited to...
phillipboyer0
Feb 161 min read
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2025 O’Fallon Municipal Election Candidate Forums
Twenty candidates running for contested offices in the upcoming local elections have been invited to participate in Candidate Forums . ...
phillipboyer0
Jan 221 min read
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2025 O’Fallon Municipal Election
The 2025 O’Fallon Municipal election is April 1st. Please exercise your civic duty by casting your vote to determine which candidates...
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Jan 192 min read
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Nov 30, 20240 min read
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O'Fallon Township High School (OTHS) To Increase 2024 Property Tax Levy by 10.777% Over 2023 Ask
A resolution was passed by the OTHS School Board at their last regular meeting, November 14, 2024, for a 2024 tax levy of $25,564,000. ...
phillipboyer0
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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Illinois Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Scores At Or Near All Time Worst
Read the this article to see why we should demand accountability for the ever increasing tax increases, far exceeding inflation, levied...
phillipboyer0
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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O'Fallon District 90 School Board Tax Levy for 2024
O'Fallon District 90 is planning to increase their ask from our 2024 property taxes by 9.98% over their property tax levy for 2023. The...
phillipboyer0
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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Costly O'Fallon District 90 Bond Sales Pending
The first of up to three O'Fallon District 90 Working Capital Bond sales for up to a total of $18.5 million will happen soon. This week’s...
phillipboyer0
Apr 14, 20241 min read
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Are We Getting True Value for our Tax Dollars?
According to a study recently reported in an article by Wirepoints.org, Illinoisan’s pay the highest property taxes in the nation at 1.88...
phillipboyer0
Apr 7, 20242 min read
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Why are families and businesses choosing to move out of Illinois?
We pay very high taxes when compared to other states. According to a study done by the personal finance site, Money Geek, property taxes...
phillipboyer0
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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To Lower Your Taxes You Must Get Involved
The Township Multiplier is out. It is a factor applied to all properties to increase or decrease values to the state mandated 33 1/3...
phillipboyer0
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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Common Misdirection Examples
Just as an illusionist employs misdirection to pull off a magic trick, politicians often employ misdirection to place their desired spin...
phillipboyer0
Mar 9, 20244 min read
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O’Fallon District 90 Upgrades and Remodel
All of the proposed projects and upgrades come with a cost. Most of the big stuff, HVAC replacement, HVAC controls, roofing, and...
phillipboyer0
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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Steve Springer's Letter to the Editor for the O'Fallon Weekly
Last week’s letter to the editor published in the O’Fallon Weekly was written by a candidate for O’Fallon District 90 School Board of...
Steve Springer's Rebuttal
Recently District 90 incumbent school board member Adam Weber labeled my writing as “misinformation” that demanded to be “Fact...
Are we failing our students?
The O’Fallon Township High School (OTHS) district 203's return on investment, as measured by academic proficiency, is declining while...
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