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Council adopts amendment to condemnation and demolition rules after public questions on process
Summary
City counsel introduced and the council approved changes to the code of ordinances on condemnation and demolition; public commenters pressed officials on how the city handles demolition lists, liens and involvement by nonprofits or private investors.
The Hammond City Council approved introduction of an ordinance to amend the city’s code of ordinances on condemnation and demolition and voted to move the measure forward after public discussion about how the demolition process works in practice.
City counsel Andre Kudrin told the council he had met with building-department staff and other stakeholders and that the ordinance primarily moves some provisions of state law into the city code and removes an outdated demolition-code reference. “We think this will make it at least easier, cleaner, [and] more efficient for our building department folks to move forward on demolition,” Kudrin said during the introduction.
During the public hearing, residents and local organizations asked…
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