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Restructuring Local Government |
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While some may focus on
different proposals or approaches, there are a lot of
efforts in place to restructure local government for the
needs of the residents of the 21st century.
When actual dates and locations of public
meetings are announced, they will be updated on this web
site.
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known as |
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Meeting
Dates |
| Charter
Government and/or Government 101 |
The
Charter Government Study Project, Inc. is
currently collecting information about the
current structure of local government; State of
Indiana requirements and statutes, and
expectations and requests from the citizens and
residents.
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Local Government 101 Report |
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Redistricting
City Council
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The
Fort Wayne City Council has begun the process of
looking into redistricting. A sub-committee of
Council has been set up to examine several
possibilities:
1. Do not redistrict until the next census
in 2010 (mandatory)
2. Redistrict by November 8, 2006, after
the Aboite and Northeast V annexations, in order
to distribute population more equitably in the
six districts (optional)
3. Request changes be made to the Indiana
Code that would allow the city of Fort Wayne a
greater number of City Council districts than
that of other 2nd class cities (state
legislative action required)
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Council
Reps met May 11, 2004 on this topic.
No information is available for the next
meeting date. |
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| Invent
Tomorrow
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Invent
Tomorrow is a visioning and strategic planning
process where the Fort Wayne and Allen County
communities will work together to develop a
common vision of what they would like Fort Wayne
and Allen County to become in the next ten to
twenty years. A community vision and strategic
action plan can provide direction and focus for
a community to work together to improve the
quality of life for all citizens.
One of the major hurdles for Invent Tomorrow,
Fort Wayne's strategic visioning project, was
accomplished during the planning phase. The
group of over 100 community stakeholders
identified six Key Performance Areas (KPA's)
that will direct the attention and focus of the
group's strategic action plan.
Where the attention is:
The seven KPA's are Community Image, Rivers,
Arts and Parks, the International Youth Arts
Festival, Economic Development, Education, and
Community Decision-Making. |
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Restructuring Local Government 
