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We
want you to enjoy yourself, whether you are a resident, are here to
visit or are considering Rock Falls for your new home!
Historically, the
area is quite interesting. Recreation opportunities abound. The Rock
River and Hennepin Canal offer fantastic fishing, boating, hiking and
biking, and beautiful scenery.
Our
location is excellent. You can get here easily from anywhere, by traveling
Interstate 88 or
scenic highways U.S. Route 30 or Illinois Route 40. Then, just as easily
you can get to Rockford, the Quad Cities, Chicago and other metropolitan
areas for a taste of "Big City Life."
Browse our site
for
government,
community and
business information,
as well as external
links of interest.
New Lead Law
Going into Effect
The building department is reminding all area
contractors that if they are paid to replace windows or renovate residential
houses, apartments and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 then they
must be certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For
more information about public meetings that the Illinois Department of
Public Health Lead Program is holding please contact the Illinois Lead
Program at 217-782-3517 or check out the
news release that they sent out on January 30th 2010.
The following is being sent the week of February 8th
to all local contractors from the building department:
To all local contractors:
Due to new federal regulations pertaining to the Renovation, Repair and
Painting Lead Law effective April 22, 2010; our office will be requiring all
registered contractors to provide a Renovation Certification before
obtaining buildings permits after April 22, 2010.
I will be attending an informational meeting being held next week [week of
February 15th, 2010] in Rockford and am working on trying to hold these
classes in the City of Rock Falls.
Thank you. If you have any further questions, please contact me directly at
(815)622-1108.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Searing
Building Inspector
Census 2010 is
coming
The 2010 Census is on it's way! For information
about the coming count, and for available jobs, please click the image below:
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Premise Alert
Program Information
As of August 28,
2009, a new law was passed, requiring police and emergency services
to retain confidential, voluntary information regarding special
needs of residents.
The PAP (Premise Alert Program) is a safety program that supports
individuals living with disabilities as well as Police Officers
responding to calls at a specific address. PAP is a database of
individuals with special needs that is kept in a computer aided
dispatch (CAD) database and is to be maintained by public safety
agencies at the request of families, caregivers or individuals with
disabilities or special needs. The PAP allows families to
voluntarily notify the police and other first responders about their
special circumstances, free of any charge. The PAP will assist
police departments to identify individuals with special needs, which
will enable the responding officer to have additional information at
his/her disposal.
To register for the program please click on the link below to
download the fill-able form to enroll.
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Energy Audit
Service Available
The City of Rock Falls Electric Department has
partnered up to provide homes an energy audit service, free of charge.
Please click on the icon below to begin your free Home energy Audit.
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Single Family Owner Occupied Rehabilitation
(SFOOR)Grant
Applications available
The City of Rock Falls has been awarded a housing
grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority for rehabilitation of
Single Family Owner Occupied housing located in Rock Falls. The program will put up to
$40,000 in any owner occupied house for rehabilitation purposes. The
owner of the property does not have to match these funds with
any of their own money.
Please click below for an electronic version of the
pre-application and the application. Please note NO
ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED, as applicants must sign
their application in order for city staff to verify income information.
All applicants will be asked to please complete both the
pre-application and the application sign them both and then mail the
applications to City Clerk's Office 603 W 10th Street Rock Falls, IL 61071
SFOOR
Pre-application Form
SFOOR application Rock Falls
If you are interested in picking up an application in
person or you have additional questions please contact
Richard Downey the City Administrator for more details about the program
by calling his office at 815-564-1366.
Small Rental Property Program
(SRPP) Applications available
The City of Rock Falls has been awarded a housing
grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority for rehabilitation of
rental units located in Rock Falls. The program will put up to
$14,999 per unit in any rental units that are to be rehabilitated and
will require at least a 25% match from the land owner.
Please click below for an electronic version of the
landlord and tenant sections the application. Please note
NO ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED, as applicants must sign
their application in order for city staff to verify income information.
All applicants will be asked to please complete both the tenant and
the landlord section of the application sign them both and then mail
the application to City Clerk's Office 603 W 10th Street Rock Falls, IL
61071
SRPP Program Application-Landlord section
SRPP Program Application-Renter section
If you are interested in picking up an application and
submitting your rental unit for rehabilitation, please contact
Richard Downey the City Administrator for more details about the program
or call his office at 815-564-1366.
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Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA)
Please use
the form below to request any and all information from the City of
Rock Falls' records. Fill the form out and then submit the
printed form to the City Clerk's office at 603 W. 10th Street.
FOIA Form
You will
need to have Adobe Acrobat installed to see use this form.
Costs
associated with FOIA requests can be found
here.
LIHEAP
The Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) offers cooling grants
to at-risk applicants. For more information from the Governor's
office, download this press release. LIHEAP
Households
interested in applying can get a complete listing of LIHEAP's local
administrating agencies and additional information about the grant
program by going to
www.liheapillinois.com, or by calling the toll-free LIHEAP
information line at 1-800-252-8643 during business hours
Monday through Friday.
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