The Village of Tampico will hold a public hearing on December 13, 2022
at 6:50 PM, at the RCC / Tampico Village Hall – 202 W. Second Street, to
provide interested parties an opportunity to express their views on the
proposed federal 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 Village Hall
located at 202 W. Second Street, Tampico, IL 61283-0219 at 815-438-2505
no later than December 12, 2022. Every effort will be made to make
reasonable accommodations for these persons.
On or about January 19, 2023, the Village of Tampico 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: sanitary sewer improvements.
The total amount of CDBG funds to be requested is $982,880.00. The
amount of CDBG funds proposed to be used for activities that will benefit
low-to-moderate income persons is $559,553.00. The Village of Tampico
will not contribute non-CDBG funds on the construction of the project.
Information related to this project will be available for review prior
to the public hearing as of December 5, 2022 at the Village Hall between
the hours of 9AM-12PM & 1PM -3PM. 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 Mayor
Kristine Hill at 202 W. Second, Tampico, IL 61283 no later than December
12, 2022 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 Village
of Tampico 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 Jill Pepin with CFPS, Inc.
at 515-249-3214 or write to Jill Pepin at 118 S. Main Street, Stockton, IL
61085.
