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Council introduces water, sewer and garbage fee increases and millage adjustments; budget adoption tabled
Summary
Council introduced proposed increases to city water and sewer rates and a hike to the garbage collection fee, plus millage-rate ordinances; the budget adoption was tabled to June 24. Staff and residents raised operational and enforcement concerns in public comment, including an ongoing complaint about illegal dumping into storm drains.
The Hammond City Council on June 10 introduced a package of fiscal measures that would raise utility and garbage rates and adopt adjusted millage rates required by state reassessment. Council also tabled final adoption of the FY2025-26 budget to June 24.
City staff presented proposed water and sewer rate adjustments based on a state-directed rate study. The staff summary showed proposed inside-city water charges rising from $1.50 per 1,000 gallons to $2.89 per 1,000 gallons and sewer from $3.00 to $5.07 per 1,000 gallons. For outside-city customers, water would rise from $3.00 to $5.78 per 1,000 gallons and sewer from $6.00 to $10.14 per 1,000 gallons. Staff said the study showed Hammond’s rates had not been adjusted since roughly 2017 and that increases were needed to sustain the water and sewer system.
In a separate introduction, the council considered…
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