10/06/26 - Hammond Redevelopment Commission Meeting

The Hammond Redevelopment Commission met on October 6, 2026, and approved several housing and community-development items, all by unanimous 5–0 votes. These included a $10,000 conditional forgivable homebuyer loan, a basement-backup protection program application, a $4,700 emergency plumbing loan, a 2026 operating-funds agreement for United Neighborhoods, Inc., and authorization to advertise for 2027 CDBG, ESG, and CHTO program proposals. The commission also approved an amendment to an agreement involving We Care/Community Services of Northwest Indiana and partner organizations; the transcript does not provide the amendment’s financial terms.

Redevelopment actions included referring two proposals for 5454 Hohman Avenue to staff, including a $1.7 million offer from Great Lakes Health Campus LLC, and referring a $24,111 response for 2222 Lake Avenue to staff. The commission rejected bids for 4624 Johnson Avenue and authorized readvertising that property, and authorized RFPs for parcels on Kennedy Avenue. It approved a development and purchase agreement with Skyline Construction, Inc. for 5243 and 5251 Hohman Avenue: the stated project investment is $3 million, with a $575,000 purchase price, including a $150,000 forgivable promissory note. Other approvals included a boundary survey capped at $4,750 for a commercial development parcel, a J&M Industrial Services change order for an underground oil tank discovered during demolition (amount not stated), property conveyances and deeds, and the register of claims through September 30, 2026.