11/09/26 - Hammond City Council Meeting

At its November 9, 2026 meeting, the Hammond Common Council approved claims for claim numbers 8669–9101; the total amount is garbled in the transcript and cannot be reliably stated. The council also passed Ordinance 26-32, establishing a fund for a $30,000 federal grant to the Hammond Police Department, with no city match reported. Capital Improvement Board allocations reported at the meeting included $99,846.11 for Hammond Water Department valve and Clarkfield Road improvements and $50,000 for general engineering services to First Group Engineering. The council placed the 2027 Hammond Redevelopment Commission spending plan on file, but no spending details were provided.

The council unanimously approved resolutions establishing economic revitalization areas and tax abatements for UECO Industries and Midwest Prairie Builders LLC. Members described the UECO abatement as extending over 10 years; the Midwest Prairie project’s abatement uses a graduated schedule, reaching full taxation in year 10. The administration said the projects would create jobs, and a council member said the properties otherwise generated little or no tax revenue. The mayor’s report also noted that the city is awaiting approval for the Governor’s Parkway overpass and expects to recover most of the city’s related costs through economic development; no contract award or project spending vote was recorded. The administration said it was reviewing permit costs to comply with state legislation and did not expect permit fees to increase.