Gov. Jim Edgar brought a New Year's gift to 82 Illinois communities in early January when he announced $20.8 million in Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) public facilities and design engineering grants.

Thirty communities also were awarded a total of $500,000 under the CDAP Planning Assistance Grant program.

Edgar announced the grants at stops in Stonington, Henry, Atkinson, Oregon, Carbondale, Mt. Carmel and Equality. In Stonington, the Governor said, "Infrastructure improvements are crucial to both economic development and public health and safety. Yet small, rural communities are often financially strapped to make needed improvements to overloaded or unsafe water and sewer systems. In many cases, communities are even lacking sufficient funds to undertake the planning studies necessary before such improvements can proceed.

"Although we cannot help every community that applied, these grants will help dozens of communities upgrade their infrastructure and better serve their residents."

CDAP grants are awarded by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) to units of local government with populations of 50,000 or less that are not located within one of the six large urban counties that receive funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The maximum grant available is $400,000. At least 51 percent of the project's beneficiaries must be people with low or moderate incomes.

DCCA Director Jan M. Grayson said the competition for funds was intense. DCCA received applications from 141 communities seeking more than $39.6 million under the Public Facilities and Design Engineering component. Thirty-nine communities submitted applications seeking more than $742,000 in Planning Assistance grants. Applications were carefully screened by DCCA staffers to ensure that the projects addressing the most critical needs were approved.

A list of communities receiving grants follows.

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1. Title of Publication: Illinois Municipal Review.

2. Date of Filing: 1st October 1993.

3. Frequency of Issue: Monthly.

4. Location of Known Office of Publication: 500 E. Capitol Ave., Springfield, Illinois 62701. (Sangamon County).

5. Location of the Headquarters or General Business Offices of the Publishers: 500 E. Capitol Ave., Springfield, Illinois 62701. (Sangamon County).

6. Publisher: Illinois Municipal League,500 E. Capitol Ave., Springfield, Illinois 62701. (Sangamon County).
   Editor: Thomas G. Fitzsimmons, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Springfield, Illinois 62701. (Sangamon County).
   Managing Editor: Thomas G. Fitzsiminons, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Springfield, Illinois 62701. (Sangamon County).

7. Owner (if owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address, as well as that of each individual, must be given): Illinois Municipal League, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Springfield, Illinois 62701. (Sangamon County).

8. Known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None.
   

   A. Total number copies printed: (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) 12,700; (single issue nearest to filing date) 12,700.
   B. Paid Circulation:
   1. Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors and counter sales (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) None; (single issue nearest to filing date) None.
   2. Mail Subscriptions: (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) 12,228; (single issue nearest to filing date) 12,274.
   C. Total Paid Circulation: 12,228. Single issue: 12,274.
   D. Free distribution (including samples) by mail, carrier delivery, or by other means (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) 378; (single issue nearest to filing date) 369.
   E. Total number of copies distributed: (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) 12,606; (single issue nearest the filing date) 12,643.
   F. Office use, left-over, unaccounted, spoiled after printing;
   1. (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) 94; (single issue nearest to filing date) 57. 2. Return from News Agents: (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) None; (single issue nearest to filing date) None.
   G. Total (Sum of E & F—should equal net press run shown in A) (average number copies each issue during preceding 12 months) 12,700; (single issue nearest to filing date) 12,700.

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