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Council president outlines downtown quantum corridor, data-center review and public-safety reporting
Summary
At the Hammond City Council meeting, Council President Warple updated the council on a proposed Downtown Quantum Corridor with Purdue, a pending First District data-center review, corrections to homicide reporting, BP follow-up on leaks, sanitary district odor mitigation and schedule changes for the water department and Sportsplex expansion.
Council President Warple delivered the mayor’s remarks and briefed the Hammond City Council on several city initiatives, including a proposed Downtown Quantum Corridor tied to Purdue University, continued review of a proposed data center in the First District, and steps to correct a misreported local homicide rate.
Warple said the proposed quantum corridor would create a high-speed research link from Chicago through Hammond to Purdue University in Lafayette and could support long-term researcher stays “where they’re gonna be going to work each day at this Purdue location to utilize quantum computing.” He said the project could attract…
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