Public Notice
The City of Newton will hold a public hearing on January 2nd, 2024 at 5:45PM in Newton City Hall located at 108 N. Van Buren, Newton, Illinois 62448 to provide interested parties an opportunity to express their views on the proposed federally funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project. Persons with disabilities or non-English speaking persons who wish to attend the public hearing and need assistance should contact the City of Newton at 108 N. Van Buren, Newton, Illinois 62448 at (618) 783- 8451 no later than January 2nd, 2024 at noon. Every effort will be made to make reasonable accommodations for these persons.
On or about January 18th, 2024 the City of Newton intends to apply to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant from the State CDBG program. This program is funded by Title 1 of the federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. These funds are to be used for a community development project that will include the following activities: replacement of 4-inch and 6-inch watermain along Washington St. and Morgan St. within the City of Newton. The total amount of CDBG funds to be requested is $1,170,000.00. The amount of CDBG funds proposed to be used for activities that will benefit low-to-moderate-income persons is $610,506.00 or 52.18%.
The grant application related information to this project will be available for review prior to the public hearing as of December 22nd, 2023 at the Newton City Hall located at 108 N. Van Buren, Newton, Illinois 62448 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Interested citizens are invited to provide comments regarding these issues either at the public hearing or by prior written statement. Written comments should be submitted to Brooke Frederick, SCIRPDC, 120 S. Delmar Ave., Suite A Salem, Illinois 62881 no later than January 2nd, 2024 at noon in order to ensure placement of such comments in the official record of the public hearing proceedings. A plan to minimize displacement and provide assistance to those displaced has been prepared by the City of Newton and is also available to the public. This project will result in no displacement of any persons or businesses. For additional information concerning the proposed project, please contact Brooke Frederick at (618) 548-4234 ext. 221 or write to Brooke Frederick, SCIRPDC, 120 S. Delmar Ave., Suite A Salem, Illinois 62881.
