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City announces multi‑year CDBG funding for Martin Luther King Park; phases will include playground, trail and Z. Murray work
Summary
City staff announced the first of a three‑year Community Development Block Grant allocation that will fund phased improvements to Martin Luther King Park and, in later years, Z. Murray Park.
City staff told the Hammond City Council the city will receive a three‑year allocation through the Community Development Block Grant program, starting with a second‑round award of $230,833. Staff said the multi‑year program will deliver roughly $230,833 per year over three years — about $690,000 total — and that the funding has been phased so that most work in years one and two focuses on Martin Luther King Park and the final year on Z. Murray Park.
Staff described a plan for Martin…
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