Portland City Councilors Kevin Donoghue, Dave Marshall and Dan Skolnik are holding a series of community meetings in October to get feedback on how to spend about $2.1 million in federal Community Development Block Grant funds.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development grants can be used for urban planning, development and social service needs in Portland Districts 1, 2 and 3. Councilors and city staff will also provide updates on the work under way by the CDBG Task Force, which has been charged with reviewing current allocations of funds and making recommendations for priorities.

The District 2 meeting, which concerns the West End, Parkside and the St. John Street area, will be hosted by Marshall on Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St.

The District 1 meeting, which entails Bayside, East Bayside, Munjoy Hill and Cliff Island, will be hosted by Donoghue on Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Merrill Rehearsal Hall, 20 Myrtle St.

And the District 3 meeting, which concerns Libbytown, will be hosted by Skolnik on Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the West School, 57 Douglass St.

For more information, contact Amy Grommes Pulaski at 874-8731.