After a successful outreach hosted in October, Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation will be hosting a community outreach on Tuesday, February 8th to provide updates on incorporating local stakeholder input into its redevelopment effort of the Northside Lofts in downtown Aledo.
Residents, businesses, and community organizations, and local officials are welcome. Representatives from GROWTH will provide final versions of floor and site plans and discuss the planned amenities and energy saving features. These revisions are largely based on initial community input generated by a meeting held on October 21. There, individuals learned about GROWTH’s initial plans for the former Aledo Junior High School.
The meeting will take place on the lower level of the VFW, 106 SW 3rd Avenue, Aledo from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Since October, GROWTH has been successful in securing a redevelopment agreement with the City of Aledo and is working to submit its financing application to the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), that, if funded, will result in the creation of 30 units of safe, quality workforce rental housing to grow the residential base within the historic downtown Aledo.
GROWTH also hired a new Vice President, Charlotte Flickinger, who is leading the development efforts for GROWTH. She started her position with GROWTH on January 18th and is focused on leading the redevelopment efforts of Northside Lofts.