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Council clears alley for future Fire Station No. 7 with passage of Ordinance 26‑11

Hammond Common Council · July 29, 2026
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Summary

Ordinance 26‑11 vacated a 125‑foot portion of an east‑west alley south of 175th Street on Linden Avenue to clear the site for a future Fire Station No. 7; the council approved final passage 9–0 and the city is proceeding with site preparation pending funding.

The council gave final passage to Ordinance 26‑11, which vacates a 125‑foot portion of an east–west alley on the 7500 block of Linden Avenue to enable construction of a future Fire Station No. 7. The mayor described the alley as behind an old gas station and said the city is in the final stages of design for Station No. 7; the alley vacation is a site‑preparation step while the city identifies funding for construction.

Sponsor remarks emphasized that the alley closure is necessary to build the station and the ordinance passed on a unanimous roll call (9–0). No funding source for construction was committed at the meeting; sponsors said design is nearly complete and the next step is identifying capital funding.