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City reports five Capital Improvement Board allocations totaling about $482,592

Hammond Common Council · July 29, 2026
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Summary

The Hammond Capital Improvement Board awarded five allocations including $198,500 for downtown station engineering and $135,353.32 for Dan Raven Plaza lighting; a council member read the detailed list at the March 23 meeting.

A council member reported on March 23 that the Hammond Capital Improvement Board approved five funding allocations at its March 16 meeting. The allocations included design and railroad coordination awards for two proposed railroad quiet zones ($18,000 and $23,000), a $27,739 preliminary engineering fee for a screen wall at the Hammond Marina (covered by the marina), $198,500 for Downtown Hammond Train Station contract engineering (Neese Engineering), and $135,353.32 for lighting and electrical construction work at Dan Raven Plaza (Hawk Enterprises).

The council member read the contract and award amounts into the record and noted that the marina covered the $27,739 preliminary engineering fee. No council amendments or votes were recorded on the floor during the report; the items were presented as funding allocations from the Capital Improvement Board for informational and follow-up purposes.

Council members did not debate the technical details at length during the meeting; departments responsible for these projects will coordinate next steps with the named contractors.