Hammond Capital Improvement Board approves minutes and four funding allocations

The Hammond Capital Improvement Board on Jan. 21 approved meeting minutes and four funding allocations for public-safety, road and stormwater projects.

Board members voted unanimously present to approve the Dec. 2, 2024 meeting minutes at the start of the session. The board then approved four allocations: $9,700 to relocate the Robertsdale emergency siren, $252,500 for Fifth and State Line improvements, $17,700 for a Clark Field storm sewer redesign and $480,250 to design a downtown station approach.

The approvals were routine and passed by roll call votes, with the board recording six votes in favor and one member absent on each roll call where a tally was recorded.

On the siren relocation, a staff member said the existing siren sits next to the current Fire Station 2, which will be demolished once crews move into a new Station 2. "During the course of that demolition, we'll need to relocate the existing emergency siren to the new Station 2," the staff member said. The board approved $9,700 for the relocation, citing less…