The City of Rock Island has completed a draft of its 2010-2011 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). This report reviews the 35th year of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program in the City of Rock Island. The City is soliciting comments from the public regarding the CAPER. A copy of the report is available at the following locations:

  • The Community and Economic Development Department, Rock Island City Hall, 1528 - 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201.

  • The Martin Luther King Community Center: 630 Martin Luther King Drive, Rock Island, IL 61201.

  • The Rock Island Public Library 401 - 19thh Street, Rock Island, IL 61201.

  • The Rock Island City Website www.rigov.org - Look under "City Clicks."

Comments will be accepted for a 30-day period from May 31, 2011 through June 29, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.

The City will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. to receive citizen comments regarding the CAPER. The public hearing will be held at City Hall, 1528 Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201, in Council Chambers on the third floor. Persons in need of special accommodations for this public hearing should contact the Planning and Redevelopment Division at 732-2900.

All comments received on the CAPER will be included as part of the report to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on June 29, 2011.