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West End revitalization team details pilots, $50,000 participatory budgeting and $20 million EPA grant application
Summary
West End revitalization staff told the Rock Island study session they have launched pilots including a MidAmerican-funded home efficiency program, planted trees, will start a Central Credit Union financial-literacy cohort in March and applied for a $20 million EPA Community Change Grant.
Rock Island study-session presenters said on Thursday that the West End revitalization effort has launched multiple pilots, secured partner funding for home energy upgrades and budgeted $50,000 for a participatory budgeting process while seeking a large EPA grant to expand workforce and infrastructure work.
Mr. Jones, a director involved with the initiative, opened the presentation and introduced Mr. Brooks and Avery Pearl, who outlined program goals and recent activity. “We’re here to give you an update on the work that’s being done with West End revitalization,” Jones said.
The presenters described five impact areas guiding the plan—economic vitality; personal assets and income; housing and land; infrastructure and visual appeal; and civic capital—then reviewed partnerships and concrete pilots. They listed local partners that include Augustana College, Black Hawk College, the Rock Island Housing Authority, Prairie Rivers Network, Project Now, the Rock Island Milan School District, and MidAmerican. The…
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