The Sanitation Department will not be working Thursday, November 28, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Monday through Wednesday pick-ups will be as scheduled. Thursday and Friday scheduled garbage pick-up will be one day late. We will be working on Friday, November 29th, and also on Saturday, November 30th.
College Bound Scholarship Program Extended
Popular Award Winning College Scholarship Program Renewed for Another Ten Years: Mayor Thomas M McDermott, Jr. announced that he and the Hammond City Council recently extended the College Bound Scholarship Program for another ten years. The extension ensures that the program will be in place through the 2035-36 school year. This means that a student currently in fifth grade is …
Capital Improvement Board Meeting Has Been Cancelled
Please take notice that the regular scheduled meeting and work study session of the Capital Improvement Board Meeting for Monday, November 4, 2024 will be cancelled.
Garbage pick-up will be one day late in observance of Veterans Day
The Sanitation department will not be working Monday, November 4, 2024 in observance of Veteran’s Day. Monday through Friday scheduled garbage pick-up will be one day late. The Sanitation Department will be working on Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Hammond Community Corporation 2024 Grant Application Now Available
The City of Hammond for the social betterment of the community formed the Hammond Community Corporation in 1997. The organization is designed to grant financial assistance to Hammond not-for-profit organizations to enrich the quality of life in our community. The Hammond Community Corporation was originally funded by money donated from the Empress Casino-Hammond (now known as Horseshoe Casino–Hammond). These funds …