Request for Proposals – Taylor Road Properties

NEWS FROM O’FALLON CITY HALL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O’Fallon, Illinois – The City of O'Fallon has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified developers and/or organizations willing to invest funds to purchase all or a portion of 45.7 acres of city-owned vacant land along Taylor Road, near the O’Fallon Family Sports Park. To view the RFP, please go to http://www.ofallon.org/city-clerk/files/taylor-road-properties.

The property along Taylor Road is excellently positioned to serve the O’Fallon Family Sports Park, its continued growth as an economic driver for the City of O’Fallon and the Destination O’Fallon Initiative.

It is the intent of the RFP to have a successful developer and/or organization provide a quality development that will enhance the community. When evaluating proposals, the City will consider the final price offered for the property in conjunction with the quality of the development proposal, compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood, and overall benefit to the City of O’Fallon.

The deadline to submit proposals is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.

For questions or comments about the RFP, please contact Justin Randall at [email protected].  

On Monday, November 21, 2016, the O’Fallon City Council voted to approve the first phase of Destination O’Fallon, which includes a number of projects and community-wide investments that will continue to make O’Fallon a national destination for businesses, families, and visitors. Two of the largest projects will include a state-of-the-art multi-sports complex in the O’Fallon Family Sports Park and a new multi-purpose community plaza in the heart of the historic O’Fallon Downtown.

Destination O’Fallon will result in a multi-sports complex in the O’Fallon Family Sports Park that will become a magnet for soccer and other youth sports programs and will provide an added boost to the local economy. The complex will include all-weather fields that will attract regional and national tournaments.

Destination O’Fallon will make the O’Fallon community a national destination for families, businesses and visitors. An increase in the number of visitors and businesses will provide a boost to the O’Fallon economy. O’Fallon will become an even more desirable community in which to live, which in turn will help to increase O’Fallon homeowners’ property values.

A 4% increase in the O’Fallon Hotel/Motel Tax will help fund Destination O’Fallon. An increase in O’Fallon’s Hotel/Motel Tax is being used so that out of town visitors, not O’Fallon residents, will pay for the community investments. O’Fallon families and homeowners will experience the benefits of additional amenities and increased home values, without having to pay for it through increased sales or property taxes.

Residents can visit www.destinationofallon.org to learn more about the projects in Destination O’Fallon and the benefits to the O’Fallon Community, as well as frequently asked questions.

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Additional Information Contact:
Pamala L. Funk
Assistant City Administrator
624-4500, ext. 8731