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Residents ask about garbage and utility-rate notices as council says mailings and website postings planned
Summary
During public comment, a resident asked when notices about upcoming increases to garbage, water and sewer rates would be delivered; city staff said notices were posted online and on social media and that a mailed notice will go to customers soon.
At the Hammond City Council meeting, a resident asked when the city would publish notices about upcoming increases to garbage, water and sewer rates. Stanley Campbell, identifying himself as representing District 1, said he had not yet seen the mailed notice that he expected for the garbage collection changes and asked when residents would be notified.
A member of city staff responded that notices about increases for water, sewer and garbage were posted on the city website the previous day and on Facebook the same morning. The staff member added that the city is working with its mailing vendor and that a mailed notice to all customers will go out soon. The city also said the garbage change includes a 60-day deferment and that the effective date discussed in the meeting materials was Sept. 1 (staff said the mailing will reflect the same information posted online).
The exchange occurred during the public-comment portion of the meeting; council members and staff said they would coordinate the mailings and postings so residents receive consistent information. No formal council action was taken on the notices at the meeting.
