January 17, 2025 - Following feedback from two open house meetings in July 2024, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation is prepared to present two conceptual design options for the reimagined Foster Park Entrance. The public is invited to review the designs and provide additional input on the project at an open house meeting on January 29, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Indian Village Park Sears Pavilion, 1701 Bluffton Road.

The new design will seek to address not only the infrastructure and maintenance needs following the culmination of the Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel (3RPORT), but will also consider recreational amenities, landscape enhancements, pedestrian and vehicular circulation as well as the interface of a new plan with the existing beauty of Foster Park and its surroundings.

January 17, 2025 - Mayor Sharon Tucker and Fire Chief Eric Lahey announced today that the Fort Wayne Fire Department was awarded $15,000 in grant funding by Norfolk Southern Corporation.

The funds will be used to purchase nine Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) that will include hard carrying cases and infant/child keys. The units will be distributed to 40-hour personnel which includes code inspectors, the safety education division, fire/arson investigators, EMS/training academy staff, and command staff. The department plans to purchase additional AED’s in the future to achieve its goal of equipping all 40-hour personnel with the life-saving devices.

January 16, 2025 - Police Chief Scott Caudill and Fire Chief Eric Lahey announced today that the Fort Wayne Police Department and Fort Wayne Fire Department were jointly awarded $15,000 in grant funding by Norfolk Southern Corporation for the Safety Village.

The funds will be used to build a new accessible train for the Safety Village, equipped with wheelchair ramps that will provide easier access for all children.

January 16, 2025 - Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker will attend the 93^rd Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The event will be held Friday-Sunday in Washington, D.C.

Some of the topics of discussion will include transportation, housing, small businesses, public safety, and technology.

January 15, 2025 -The City of Fort Wayne invites the public to attend an open house to learn more about the Leesburg Road Extension Project.

The meeting will be held at VFW – Post 857, 2202 W. Main Street, on Wednesday, January 22, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. An ASL interpreter will be provided.

January 15, 2025 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division has opened applications for the 2025 Neighborhood Improvement Grant program. Now in its eighth year, the program helps neighborhoods improve public spaces and foster community pride.

January 14, 2025 - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will host a public meeting to gather input on the design for an open public space within the new Treeline District anticipated for the north side of the St. Marys River which was announced in mid-2024. This area is bound by Harrison Street, the St. Marys River, Wells Street and Second Street