Reminder to Residents: Rental Registration and Animal License Deadlines Have Been Extended
Pursuant to Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr.’s Executive Order 20-04 all rental registration fees and dog tag fees deadlines are extended until June 1, 2020. No fines or late fees will be imposed until after June 1, 2020. View executive order 20-04 here.
Gostlin Street and Sheffield Avenue Reconstruction Starts
The City of Hammond in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Transportation began the reconstruction of Gostlin Street from the Indiana-Illinois state line to Sheffield and Sheffield Avenue from Gostlin to Marble Street. The $10 million Chicago Street Reconstruction Project includes a new roundabout at Sheffield Avenue and Gostlin Street designed for truck traffic, widened Gostlin Street, new curbs, sidewalks, …
Mayor McDermott Postpones April Mayor’s Night Out
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. has postponed the Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Mayor’s Night Out in the 3rd District due to current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. A new date will be determined and posted soon. Contact the Mayor’s office at 853-6301 or Special Events at 853-7708 with any questions regarding the Mayor’s Night Out Program.
Mayor McDermott Issues Executive Order 20-05 Concerning COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-05WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic; and on March 13, 2020 the President of the United States declared COVID-19 to be a national emergency; and WHEREAS, the State of Indiana Executive Orders 20-02 & 20-04 and the City of Hammond Executive …