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Government
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Lowery
Lowery has been been fearful of his security. When elected "Every city has people who are really on the edge," said Lowery, 69. "We have 25 or 30 who are convinced that everything bad that's happening to them is the government's fault. And the closest government to them is City Hall." To quell his fears, Lowery has had an increased police prescience in city council meetings and has also installed metal detectors for security screening.

Election 2003
In the election of 2003 Lowery ran unopposed. Election 2007

Election 2007
In the election of 2007 Election 2007

Total

!align="left"| Parties ! Votes ! % ! +/- !align="left"| Total ! 10,435 !colspan="2" align="center"| 99.4%
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 * align="left"| Robert G. Lowery, SR.
 * 7,057
 * 67.6
 * align="left"| David L. Reynolds
 * 2,985
 * 28.6
 * align="left" style="white-space:nowrap;"| Glen W. Lindemann
 * 330
 * 3.2
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 * align="left" style="white-space:nowrap;"| Glen W. Lindemann
 * 330
 * 3.2
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!align="left"| Parties ! Votes ! % ! +/-
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 * align="left"| Robert G. Lowery, SR
 * 4,521
 * 57.32
 * -8.3
 * -8.3

!align="left"| Total ! 7,963 !colspan="2" align="center"| 99.1%
 * align="left"| Andrew G. Podleski
 * 3,359
 * 42.59
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History
Florissant is home to many historical places.

Cold Water Cemetery is the oldest protestant cemetery west of the Mississippi.

The only remaining building in the St. Louis area that is linked to the Colonial Spanish government is located in Florissant and know as Casa Alvarez.

Old St. Ferdinand Shrine is the oldest catholic church between the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains.

Festivals
Valley of the Flowers

The Valley of Flowers Festivle has been celebrated for 60 years since its inception in 1963.

Chemical shifts


Population
Florissant

Ferguson

Bridgton

hazelwood

Public
Florissant is home to the Hazelwood and Ferguson-Florissant public school districts. McCluer North High School and McCluer High School of the Ferguson-Florissant School District, and North Technical High School are high schools found within Florissant. No Hazelwood School District high schools are found in the city but Hazelwood Northwest Middle School and several elementary schools are within the limits.

Private
North County Christian School is a preschool through grade 12 christian school that is theologically associated with the Church of the Nazarene.

Several kindergarten through 8th grade parochial schools reside in Florissant. These include Our Lady of Fatima, Sacred Heart, St Dismas, St Ferdinand, St Thomas the Apostle, and St Sabina schools.

Higher Education
Florissant is home to two theological colleges, an extension campus, and barber college. Saint Louis Christian College is a private four year undergraduate institution that is theologically and ecclesiastically associated with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. The Gateway College of Evangelism is located at the former St. Stanislaus Jesuit monastery and is theologically associated with the United Pentecostal Church International. Lindenwood University has its offsite North County Campus located in the former Our Lady of Fatima School. Missouri School of Barbering and Hairstyling-St Louis is also located in Florissant.

Florissant Valley Community College and University of Missouri-St. Louis are located in close proximity to the city.