City Seeks Proposals for “Safe Streets and Roads for All” Project
The City of Hammond is seeking qualified firms to create a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The Action Plan must develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries within the City of Hammond. The Safety Action Plan must include all the components laid out by the U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) in the SS4A grant. Components …
Lil Wayne Gold Section Tickets Sell Out!
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announced this morning that Gold Section tickets for the Lil Wayne concert this Saturday July 15th at Festival of the Lakes are now SOLD OUT. “We knew that bringing Lil Wayne to the Fest this year was going to be a big draw and so selling out the gold section with days left until the …
Hammond to Consider Ordinance Closing Gas Stations Overnight
The City of Hammond Common Council, with the support of Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., will introduce and consider an ordinance that would close gas stations during the early morning hours. The ordinance would mandate the closure of any gas station in city limits between Midnight and 5:00 a.m. The ordinance would affect most of the 37 gas stations in …
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD MEETING
Please take notice that the regular scheduled meeting and work study session of the Capital Improvement Board Meeting for Monday, July 3, 2023 has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
No garbage pickup on July 4th
The Sanitation Department will not be working Tuesday, July 4th, 2023, in observance of the July 4th Holiday. Tuesday through Friday’s garbage pickup will be one day late. Sanitation will be working on Saturday, July 8th, 2023.
PUBLIC NOTICE of the ANNUAL C.A.P.E.R
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Program Year 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the City’s HUD funding, including the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) is available for review and comment. A copy of the report can be viewed online as well. The PY2022 Consolidated …
Hammond Awarded $7M Federal Grant for Railroad Overpass
The City of Hammond is the recipient of a $7 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant that will support construction of a new railroad overpass and eliminate two conflict points where local roads intersect with railroad tracks. The funded infrastructure improvement effort, known as the Governor’s Parkway Railroad Overpass Project, is targeted at providing a safe, efficient crossing where train …
Garbage pickup will be one day late in observance of Juneteenth
The Sanitation department will not be working Monday, June 19, 2023 in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday. Monday through Friday’s garbage will be one day late. We will be working on Saturday, June 24th, 2023.