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Hammond council denies rezoning, approves multiple contracts and purchases; several items tabled
Summary
At its March 25 meeting the Hammond City Council voted to deny a rezoning request, approved contracts for wastewater repairs and railroad inspections, authorized vehicle purchases and several other resolutions; the council tabled a street-closure permit and a road-repair grant item for further discussion.
The Hammond City Council on March 25 denied a rezoning request for a property on South Range Road and approved a slate of contracts and equipment purchases while tabling several items for later consideration.
The council voted to deny an ordinance that would have rezoned 508 South Range Road from RM-2 to MX-C. Council members voted in favor of denying the rezoning at the adoption stage after the property owner requested the item be tabled and did not appear at the hearing.
The council approved an amendment to the city's code of ordinances on condemnation and demolition of unsafe buildings, a change staff said will move applicable state law into local code and remove an outdated demolition-code reference. City attorney/staff described the change as intended to give the building department a clearer demolition checklist.
Council members awarded the low bid for valve curtain and South wastewater treatment plant repairs to Mitchell Contracting for $276,000 and approved a city contract with Tyser Ready Mix for city concrete work under a state…
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