December 7, 2021 - Today, Director of Public Works Shan Gunawardena joined City Councilman Geoff Paddock and Fairfield Terrace neighborhood association residents, along with the City’s Public Works Division, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Burns Boulevard Reconstruction Project. The approximately $1 million project involved completely reconstructing Burns Boulevard, a chip and seal street with a history of drainage issues.

December 7, 2021 - The Beechwood Historic District is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s official list of properties considered worthy of preservation. The district is located primarily in the Creighton-Home Neighborhood, but it also crosses to the east side of Fairfield Avenue to include small portions of the Williams Woodland Park Neighborhood and the Fairfield Neighborhood.

December 6, 2021 - This afternoon, neighborhood residents from schools, City Council representatives, and staff members from City Utilities and Public Works joined Deputy Mayor Karl Bandemer to celebrate the completion of the Hessen Cassel Road Phase 2 stormwater and sidewalk improvement.

December 2, 2021 - Mayor Tom Henry today was a guest panelist at an event in Indianapolis. It was the ‘Engage Indiana – Business as a Force for Good’ discussion hosted by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Indianapolis Business Journal. The theme also centered around the words of inspire, build, and engage.

December 1, 2021 - Today, City Engineer Patrick Zaharako was joined by Rodney Renkenberger, Maumee River Basin Commission Executive Director, to discuss the installation of one of eight “Turn Around Don’t Drown” signs in Fort Wayne on Freeman Street, near Rockhill Park. All of the locations were chosen due to their proximity to Junk Ditch, which is susceptible to flooding.

November 17, 2021 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (CCFWSB) Interim CEO Dan Florin, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, and other community leaders discussed Afghan Refugee integration and resettlement today at the University of Saint Francis Historic Women’s Club, located at 402 West Wayne Street.