A message from Mayor McDermott: May 28, 2020 Dear Friends, The Festival of the Lakes has been Northwest Indiana’s largest music festival for more than 15 years. Over that time, the festival has brought all of us together to experience world-renowned music, family fun, and some of our favorite region foods. All of us look forward to the festival each …
Garbage pickup will be one day late in observance of Memorial Day
The Sanitation department will not be working Monday, May 25, 2020, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Monday through Friday’s garbage and scheduled recycling pick-ups will be one day late. We will be working on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The Sanitation department will not be working Monday, May 25, 2020, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Monday through …
City of Hammond Offers Small Business COVID-19 Financial Relief
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development are pleased to announce that funds are being made available to help small businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, entitled the Small Business Resiliency Program will provide up to $10,000 in the form of a forgivable loan to qualified Hammond small businesses. “Small …
College Bound Application Deadline Approaching
With the end of the school year approaching, Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. would like to remind all returning college students and high school seniors to apply for the College Bound Scholarship Program. This Program provides eligible students with up to $10,500 per year toward tuition at the accredited college or university of their choice located in Indiana. The …
Mayor McDermott takes May’s Mayor’s Night Out Virtual
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. has announced that the Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Mayor’s Night Out for the 2nd District will be held on a virtual platform that the public can access. The event will be streamed live on the City of Hammond’s Facebook page that can be viewed with this link: www.facebook.com/GoHammondIN. Questions for the Mayor or his …
Redevelopment Commission Meeting will include Electronic Access
The June 16, 2020 meeting of the Hammond Redevelopment Commission was previously noticed per l.c. 5-14-1.5-5, however, this amended notice is to further advise the public that pursuant to Executive Order 20-08 issued by Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Executive Order 2020-04 issued by Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. the Hammond Redevelopment Commission shall additionally be conducting this meeting entirely …