CAPER Available For Public Review In Ames

Press release from the City of Ames:

January 8, 2021

The 2019-20 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is available for a 15-day public comment period that will end on Monday, Jan. 25. The CAPER is a document required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide Ames citizens information on the City of Ames’ achievements during the past year using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the program year July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

Copies of the CAPER are available for review Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Department of Planning and Housing, Room 214, Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave., and at the Ames Public Library at 515 Douglas Ave.

To view the report online, go to www.CityOfAmes.org/Housing

The Ames City Council will hold a public hearing on the CAPER as part of its regularly scheduled City Council meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will be an electronic meeting. Those who wish to provide input on the 2019-20 CAPER may participate in the meeting via internet or telephone by:

https://zoom.us/j/826593023

Telephone: 312.626.6799 or toll-free: 888.475.4499

Zoom Meeting ID: 826 593 023

Those in need of special accommodations for a disability or language translation at the City Council meeting should contact Vanessa Baker-Latimer, Department of Planning and Housing, at 515.239.5400 or vanessa.bakerlatimer@cityofames.org or the TDD at 515.239.5133 at least three business days in advance of the meeting.

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