Notice To Appleton Public Concerning 2019 Caper

Press release from the City of Appleton:

May 8, 2020

The City of Appleton has prepared its 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CAPER discusses Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities undertaken by the City of Appleton during the 2019 Program Year.

The CAPER will be available starting May 8, 2020, and the general public has until June 7, 2020, to offer comments on the proposed submission. Written comments may be submitted via email to: nikki.gerhard@appleton.org or via U.S. Mail to: City of Appleton - Community and Economic Development Department, 100 N. Appleton Street, Appleton, WI 54911.

In addition, public comments on the CAPER can be offered at a public hearing that will be held at a regularly scheduled Common Council meeting on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers on the 6th floor of Appleton City Hall, 100 N. Appleton Street, Appleton, WI. The Common Council meeting is open to the public; however, considering the COVID-19 Health Emergency, you are strongly encouraged to consider sharing any feedback with council members via written letter, email or phone call instead of appearing in person. Alternatively, you can also contact the Mayor's office at mayor@appleton.org and your comments will be forwarded to the Common Council.

The City shall consider all public input received before preparing its final submission, in addition to providing HUD with a summary of such comments as they relate to the 2019 CAPER. Interested parties can click on 2019 Draft CAPER for Public Comment to view it, or it is also available at the following location: City of Appleton Customer Service area on the 1st Floor of City Hall.

This press release was produced by the City of Appleton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.