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Board approves CIB funds to repair sinkhole at 500 Michigan Street

5437065 · July 2, 2025
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The Hammond Board of Public Works and Safety approved $39,940.21 in CIB funding to repair a sinkhole on Michigan Street after staff reported the collapse was caused by an improperly abandoned foundation and sewer lateral.

The Hammond Board of Public Works and Safety on May 15 approved the allocation of $39,940.21 in Community Investment Board (CIB) funds to repair a sinkhole at 500 Michigan Street.

City staff told the board the hole exposed an old foundation in the public right-of-way that had been filled but not properly abandoned, and a sewer lateral associated with the site also had not been…

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