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 …
Hammond Mayor, Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that on Friday April 7, 2017 the Hammond Police launched their new patrol vehicles equipped with LPR (license plate reader) cameras. This is a prelude to the 33 cameras that will cover every major entry and exit point in Hammond. These cameras will augment the six crime fighting cameras already in place. This …
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott and the City Council agree upon citywide sidewalk repairs of $600,000. The six district councilmen will provide a combined total $450,000 of their gaming monies to the sidewalk repair program with Mayor McDermott contributing $150,000. Approximately 1 to 1.5 miles of sidewalks are repaired each year throughout the six districts typically at a cost of a …
The Hammond Public Works Sanitation division will not be working on Good Friday, April 14, 2017. Friday April 14th pick ups will be one day late. We will be working on Saturday, April 15, 2017.
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces the 2017 award winners at the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities 31st Annual Awards Breakfast and Resource Fair which took place this morning at the Dynasty Banquet Hall. Awards are presented in seven categories: Business Award Individual Adult Volunteer Award Individual Adult Award Youth Volunteer Youth Caregiver Award Charles Nagy Junior Award The 2017 Awards …
On April 17th, 2017 (weather permitting), Hammond Public Works will begin curbside pickup of 30 gallon paper, biodegradable yard waste bags on a regular weekly basis. Residents can expect their yard waste pickup on the same day as their scheduled garbage pickup days. The bags must not weigh more than 50 lbs. and only grass and leaves can be placed …
The Hammond Public Works Sanitation division will not be working Monday, February 20, 2017 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Monday through Friday’s garbage pick-ups will be one day late the week of February 20th – 24th 2017.
On Tuesday, January 24, the Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the Sanitary District of Hammond unanimously passed a resolution approving a final agreement with state and federal environmental agencies to address combined sewer overflows required by the federal Clean Water Act. The projects called for by this agreement known as a “consent decree” will yield significant environmental benefits for Hammond …
