NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND DISPLAY OF
FY 2018 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME) PROGRAMS
In accordance with Title I of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, P.L. 101-625,
the City of East Chicago has prepared the Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for its Community Development Block
Grant Program (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). This
report describes the level of housing assistance and other community development
activities designed to benefit low- and moderate-income persons and households through
various Federal funding programs during Fiscal Year 2018 (July 1, 2018 through June 30,
2019).
The purpose of the public hearing is to obtain resident’s comments on the CAPER. All
comments will be incorporated into the final CAPER document. Actions taken and funds
expended for the CDBG and HOME program will be discussed in detail. The City of East
Chicago intends to submit the FY 2018 CAPER to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development on or before June 29, 2020. The public meeting will take place at
the following time and location:
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 5:00 P.M.
Zoom video conference
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87323891776?pwd=b0ZtcjJiMHVsV1Y0Z0J1dFRPS0VuQT09
Meeting Id & Password is embedded in the link above.
Copies of the FY 2018 CAPER will be available for public viewing beginning Tuesday,
June 9, 2020 through Tuesday, June 23, 2020 on the City’s website at
http://www.eastchicago.com/243/Redevelopment.
All interested persons are encouraged to review the FY 2018 CAPER. Written comments
on the CAPER will be considered until Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Any person(s) requiring
special accommodations or services should be forwarded to Mr. Frank Rivera, Executive
Director, City of East Chicago Department of Redevelopment, 4525 Indianapolis Blvd.,
East Chicago, IN 46312; Phone: (219) 391-8513; or Email: FRivera@eastchicago.com.
Anthony Copeland, Mayor – City of East Chicago, Indiana
Frank Rivera, Executive Director – East Chicago Dept. of Redevelopment