Notice of Public Comment Period/Public Hearing

Certain documents and plans are required to be presented to the public per CDBG regulations. The City will make additional efforts to ensure information if presented to the public through multiple channels. When the City is required to post public notices, you can find the information on this page. 

CDBG Program Year 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Public Comment Period and Public Hearing Notice

Public comment is available on the draft CAPER for Program Year 2023 from 07/09/2024-07/25/2024. A public hearing is scheduled on 07/22/2024 during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting. A draft of the CAPER is available here.

If you have any questions or would like to provide a public comment, please contact William Bessler at
309-434-2343 or wbessler@cityblm.org

Participation of all residents, including but not limited to non-English speaking and physically-, visually-, and hearing-impaired individuals, is strongly encouraged. Individuals with impairments are asked to provide a minimum of 5 days’ notice prior to the public hearing date so that appropriate accommodations can be made.

For such accommodations, please notify William Bessler at 309-434-2343 or wbessler@cityblm.org.

CDBG 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan Resident Survey

The 2025-2029 CDBG Consolidated Plan Resident Survey is open!
The survey helps the City and Town identify spending priorities for community development from 2025-2029. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete and will help determine how the City spends approximately $550,000 annually for community development. The survey is open until August 2024. Links to the online survey options are listed below.

English Survey: https://form.jotform.com/240676122530045 

French Survey: https://form.jotform.com/240844889443166

Spanish Survey: https://form.jotform.com/240844561560153

Want to complete a paper survey? Visit https://mcplan.org/ for paper survey copies and drop-off locations.

Bloomington Drop-Off Locations for Paper Surveys

1. Bloomington Housing Authority (104 E. Wood St.)
2. Bloomington Public Library (205 E. Olive St.)
3. City of Bloomington HUB (115 E. Washington St.)
4. Chestnut Family Health Clinic (702 W. Chestnut St.)
5. Home Sweet Home Ministries (303 E. Oakland Ave.)
6. LIFECIL (2201 Eastland Dr., Suite 1)
7. McLean County Center for Human Services (108 W. Market St.)
8. Mid-Central Community Action (1301 W. Washington St.)
9. Project Oz (1105 W. Front St.)
10. Salvation Army (611 W. Washington St.)
11. West Bloomington Revitalization Project (724 W. Washington St.)
12. Western Avenue Community Center (600 N. Western Ave.)
13. YWCA (1201 N. Hershey Rd.)

If you have questions about the 2025-2029 CDBG Consolidated Plan, please contact William Bessler at wbessler@cityblm.org or (309) 434-2343.