May 26, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Tall Grass/Weed Program kicks off today, May 26, 2020. Neighborhood Code Compliance is responsible for enforcing the City’s Tall Grass/Weed Program, which calls for weeds or grass to be no taller than nine inches.
May 21, 2020 - The popular Open Streets Fort Wayne that draws thousands of residents each year to celebrate active transportation and social gatherings is postponed for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Open Streets Fort Wayne event scheduled for Sunday, July 12, 2020, has been postponed until July 11, 2021.
May 21, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED’s TenPoint Coalition, in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department and The Chapel church, will distribute boxes of nonperishable food items to members of the community who are struggling in these difficult times. On Thursday, May 28, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., those in need are encouraged to utilize this drive-thru service at Weisser Park Elementary School, 902 Colerick St. in the parking lot behind the building.
May 20, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has cancelled all weeks of the Franke Park Day Camp and Salomon Farm Park Farm Camp for 2020, in response to the ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis.
May 19, 2020 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced today that the City of Fort Wayne is putting federal funding to work providing shelter for some of the community’s most vulnerable residents.
As part of the recent CARES Act, the City will receive approximately $1.7 million in emergency funding from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). In the first phase of investment, the City will help address the immediate need for shelter for people experiencing homelessness or for those who need to quarantine but cannot safely do so in their own home.
May 18, 2020 - Mayor Tom Henry and Fire Chief Eric Lahey today presented Catherine Addison Wiese with a Certificate of Excellence. The 12-year-old was roller blading this spring when she noticed flames coming from a neighbor’s gas meter. Catherine immediately rang Mary Ellen O’Brien’s doorbell and the resident called 911. The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded and quickly put out the fire.
May 15, 2020 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioners Rich Beck, Therese Brown, and Nelson Peters today announced that Citizens Square and the Rousseau Centre will open to the public beginning Monday, May 18.
