Gary, Hammond, East Chicago getting $5.6M for blight
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority says the Lake County cities of Gary, Hammond and East Chicago will receive a combined $5.6 million to eliminate blighted homes.
The agency says Gary will receive $4.4 million; East Chicago, $914,000; and Hammond, $268,000. The Blight Elimination Program funds will be drawn from the $221.7 million in federal funds the state has received.
The agency says the three cities were eligible to receive the funds after meeting certain milestones in an initial round of funding.