This is PUBLIC NOTICE that the Annual CAPER (Annual Performance Evaluation Report) for the Community Development Block Grant Program, HOME Rehabilitation Program and the Emergency Solutions Grants Program is available so that residents will have an opportunity to review and comment on it. In general, the CAPER describes how funds were actually spent and the extent to which these funds …
The Hammond Police and Citizen Advisory Commission (HPCAC) is seeking applicants interested in serving on the Districting Commission within the five Hammond police districts. The HPCAC’s, mission is to improve the relationship between the police department and the community. The commission works to strengthen and promote policing programs, enhance communication among the community and police, educate residents about making …
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Port Authority are proud to announce the official opening of the Aquatic Play Center at Wolf Lake. Bring your children, twelve and under, out for fun in the sun at the splash pad. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. The one hour and 45 minute sessions begin at …
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Port Authority are proud to announce the details of fitness and recreational opportunities at Wolf Lake. Kids can join the Wolf Pack Kids Fitness Club. Have fun. Get fit. Earn prizes. Kids 12 and under are encouraged to participate in our new Fitness Club. Earn paw prints by attending and participating in …
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Hammond Parks & Recreation and Modern Midways are pleased to announce the return of the carnival Mega Pass for use at the 13th Annual Festival of the Lakes. The Mega Pass is on sale now for $50 each, at the Hammond Civic Center Business Office, 5825 S. Sohl Ave., Monday through Friday from 8am – …
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and Hammond Parks & Recreation invite all area residents to join us for summer fun at Hammond’s four outdoor pools. Pool passes are on sale now, and the pools will open, weather permitting, June 11 through September 3. Pool hours will be: Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm and Sunday from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm. All of the pools are closed on Mondays for maintenance. Pick up your Season Passes for the whole family at the Hammond Civic Center, 5825 S. Sohl Ave. or at the Jean Shepherd Community Center, 3031 J.F. Mahoney Drive, 219-554-0155.
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. invites all area residents to purchase your tickets for Six Flags Great America from Hammond Parks & Recreation at a steep discount!
The Six Flags Great America tickets are typically priced at $71 each if purchased at their main gate. Hammond Parks & Recreation is offering them for only $48 each. That is a savings of $23.00 per ticket!
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott is proud to announce a deal struck between Midwest Collegiate team, the Michigan City Lakers, and the City of Hammond Park Department, which allows the MC Lakers to lease Hammond’s south baseball field, located in Riverside Park, for use by this franchise for the 2016 MCL Summer Baseball Season. For years, this franchise has played all their home games on the baseball field at Purdue North Central, located in Westville, Indiana. This baseball field has recently become unavailable to the Lakers franchise, leaving them without a field to play their 2016 home games. That is when representatives from the Midwest Collegiate League approached Hammond city officials about allowing the Lakers to play their home games in Riverside park, in Hammond.
Please join Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. for two ribbon cuttings on Thursday, May 26, 2016. The first will be held at 1:00 p.m. at Hessville Park and the second at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside Park. Both parks have been updated with new playground equipment.
Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. has announced his opposition against the passage of any wheel tax on Hammond residents. Mayor McDermott instead vows to use a special local income tax distribution as a 50/50 match on road improvement funds matched by the State of Indiana. “I do not believe citizens should be forced to pay increased taxes in order …
