Hammond Capital Improvement Board approves multiple project matches, rejects one allocation; controller outlines budget and wheel-tax bond

The Hammond City Capital Improvement Board on June 2 approved a series of funding allocations covering bridge and street work, engineering contracts and park construction, and rejected one item after board members said it is covered by other funding sources.

Meghan Moore, Hammond City controller, told the board the packet before members reflected roughly $4.2 million in projects the board had allocated funds toward, about $830,000 in grant refunds or accounts receivable she was booking and approximately $619,000 that remained unallocated. Moore said those figures did not yet include a third-quarter budget the board expects in July and noted that separate debt issuance tied to a recently enacted wheel tax will fund planned street overlays.

The board voted, by recorded roll call, to approve funding allocation 249, the city’s 20% match of $165,792.45 for the federally funded reconstruction…