NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING City of Appleton Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Appleton has prepared its 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CAPER discusses Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities undertaken by the City of Appleton and subrecipients during the 2025 Program Year (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026). The CAPER will be available starting May 26, 2026, and the general public has until June 10, 2026, to offer comments on the proposed submission. The City is required to hold a 15-day public comment period prior to submission of the CAPER to HUD. Written comments may be submitted via email to olivia.galyon@appletonwi.gov or via U.S. Mail to: City of Appleton, Community Development Department, Attn: Olivia Galyon, Community Development Specialist, 100 North Appleton Street, Appleton, WI 54911. Questions can be directed to Olivia Galyon at 920-832-6469. In addition, public comments on the CAPER can be offered during a Public Hearing that will be held at a regularly scheduled Community Development Committee meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, in Common Council Chambers on the 6th floor of Appleton City Hall, 100 N. Appleton Street, Appleton, WI. The primary function of this hearing is to obtain citizen comments on the submission. All persons interested are invited to attend this meeting and will be given an opportunity to be heard. The City shall consider all public input received before preparing its final submission, in addition to providing HUD with a summary of such comments as they relate to the 2025 CAPER. Interested parties can view the CAPER at the following locations: City of Appleton Customer Service area on the 1st Floor of City Hall, 100 N. Appleton Street, Appleton, WI 54911; or on the website at: https://appletonwi.gov/government/departments/community_development/planning_development/ho using/cdbg.php, starting May 26, 2026. A hard copy can also be requested by contacting our office. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made upon request and if feasible. WNAXLP May 12 2026 LWIX0514314