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Financial update: operations fund down $4 million; trustees and public press for tighter spending

School City of Hammond Board of Trustees · April 22, 2026
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District financial officer Daniel Dalton reported the operations fund fell from about $20.1 million to $16.1 million for the year-to-date, and trustees and public commenters urged tighter spending and clearer explanations ahead of property-tax receipts in June and December.

Daniel Dalton, the district's finance presenter, told trustees April 21 that the district's operations fund began the year at roughly $20,100,000 and is —now sitting at 16,100,000. So, yes, that is a 4,000,000 drop deficit.—

Dalton said the education fund is running relatively stable and that a roughly $2,200,000 deficit in the debt…

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