Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Public Forum and Annual Action Plan Final Public Hearing and Comment Period

(EVANSVILLE, IN) – October 1, 2010 – The City of Evansville encourages residents to attend an upcoming public forum to discuss fair housing choice in the community and a final public hearing for the Annual Action Plan.

The public forum and final public hearing will be held on Monday, October 11, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. at the C.K. Newsome Center, 100 Walnut Street. All residents are invited to attend. Public comment will be welcome and recorded at the meeting as part of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (A-I).

The A-I and Annual Action Plan are part of the City’s Consolidated Plan, a detailed, five-year plan that serves as the application to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Federal funds. HUD funding comes to the City with the purpose of improving the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents. The plan includes documentation and public input on which needs are greatest in the community and the priority for addressing those needs.

HUD’s required 30-day comment period on Evansville’s 2011 Annual Action Plan begins today, October 1, 2010, and will close on November 1, 2010. The plan will be submitted to HUD on November 14, 2010. The plan will include the estimated allocation of $3,925,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) (formerly called Emergency Shelter Grant), and HOME Investment Partnership funds for the 2011 Plan Year.

A-I Public Forum and Annual Action Plan Final Public Hearing and Comment Period October 1, 2010

The City is hereby publishing notice that copies of its Annual Action Plan are available for review as of 8:00 a.m. today at the Department of Metropolitan Development, One N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Civic Center Room 306, Evansville, IN 47708; and are also available on the City’s website at www.evansvillegov.org. Written comments should be received by the Department of Metropolitan Development at the above address no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2010.

Before submitting the Annual Action Plan to HUD, the Evansville City Council will hold a public hearing to ratify the Plan on Monday, November 8, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. in the Kevin Winternheimer Chambers, One N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Civic Center Room 301, Evansville, IN 47708. This is an open Public Forum. All residents are encouraged to attend.

For additional information regarding the study, please contact Laura Walker, Community Development Coordinator, Department of Metropolitan Development, at 436-7823 or lwalker@evansvillegov.org.