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O'Fallon, Saint Charles outline regional police training 'castle'; residents raise noise concerns

City of O'Fallon Public Works & Engineering meeting · January 23, 2026
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Summary

City staff presented an update on the regional police training complex — including a 1-mile EVOC track, a 200-yard firing range and a 27,000-sq-ft classroom — and answered resident questions about hours and noise mitigation.

City of O'Fallon project staff presented detailed progress on a multi-building regional police training facility sometimes called the "castle," describing vehicle-operations and firing-range features, classroom and simulated training buildings, and next construction steps.

Chris, the meeting presenter, said the site will include an observation tower with rappelling and elevated-shooting stations, a bolt/centrifugal trap for the 20-lane outdoor firing range, a 10,000-square-foot simulated 'sim house' with interchangeable walls and catwalks, and a roughly 27,000-square-foot classroom building with partitionable rooms and kennel space. He said the EVOC (emergency vehicle operations course) is…

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