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Mayor says demolition orders will move forward if school district won’t plan reuse of vacant Hammond high schools
Summary
Mayor told the council the city will begin demolition orders for Hammond Clark and Gabbitt High Schools after the school city missed a March 31 deadline to provide reuse plans; mayor warned the city won’t tolerate continued vacancy and said litigation is possible if the district objects.
Mayor told the Hammond Common Council on April 27 that the city will pursue demolition orders for two long-vacant high school buildings unless the school city presents a reuse plan.
The mayor said the city set a March 31 deadline for the school city to report plans for Hammond Clark High School and Hammond Gabbitt High School and that no plan had been received. "We gave the school city Hammond in mid February a deadline of... March 31 for…
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