Dean Button

"The neighborhood's great," said Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. "The neighbors who own their homes and a lot of people want to stay here, and there's not a lot of upward mobility for homes or even downward mobility for homes. But this gives us new options."

Plans are moving forward to build a railroad overpass through a stretch of open land in Hessville, despite environmental concerns.

The city of Hammond continues reviewing plans to bring new homes to the Robertsdale neighborhood.