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Hammond council approves $15 million food-and-beverage bond for Sportsplex expansion and downtown train station
Summary
The Hammond Common Council on April 14 approved ordinances authorizing a $15 million bond backed by the city’s 1% food-and-beverage tax to fund the Hammond Sportsplex expansion and a Downtown Hammond train station; votes on related measures were split during debate over timing and cost.
The Hammond Common Council voted to authorize a $15 million bond backed by the city’s 1% food-and-beverage tax to fund two projects: an expansion of the Hammond Sportsplex and a Downtown Hammond train station.
The bond appropriation ordinance (Ordinance 25-06) passed after a roll call that the clerk recorded as seven in favor and two opposed. Council discussion identified $10 million of the proceeds for the Downtown Hammond Train Station and the remainder for the Sportsplex expansion and related work.
Why it matters: City leaders said the funding would let the administration proceed with construction and related contracts now rather than wait for future years’ revenues. Mayor Tom McDermott told the council the Sportsplex project and…
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