November 16, 2018 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23 in recognition of Thanksgiving.

November 15, 2018 - Mayor Tom Henry today was joined by representatives from Greater Fort Wayne Crime Stoppers, the City of Fort Wayne and City of New Haven police departments, Indiana State Police, Allen County Sheriff’s Department, the FBI and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office to commemorate the 35-year anniversary of Greater Fort Wayne Crime Stoppers.

Crime Stoppers is a community program geared toward public involvement in the fight against crime.Mayor Tom Henry today was joined by representatives from Greater Fort Wayne Crime Stoppers, the City of Fort Wayne and City of New Haven police departments, Indiana State Police, Allen County Sheriff’s Department, the FBI and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office to commemorate the 35-year anniversary of Greater Fort Wayne Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers is a community program geared toward public involvement in the fight against crime.

November 14, 2018 - Applications for the City’s Commercial Façade Grant program are now being accepted for the 2019 construction year. The Commercial Façade Grant program was introduced eleven years ago by Mayor Tom Henry and provides local businesses the opportunity to apply for matching grants to improve the exteriors of their buildings.

Applications are available at www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org/facade and are being accepted in the Community Development Offices, Suite 320, Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St. Questions may be directed to Grants Specialist Lindsey Maksim by calling 311 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Applications for the grants will be accepted from now through December 14, 2018.

November 13, 2018 - Jeff Ellis & Associates awarded the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department the 2018 Platinum International Aquatics Safety Award to the Lifeguard Staff for consistently and exceeding the criteria for aquatic safety.

November 8, 2018 - Earlier this week, the City of Fort Wayne and Red River Waste Solutions began a new map and routing system that’s designed to enhance the garbage and recycling collection process. We’re encouraged with the way the first four collection days have gone. Misses have been reduced and we’ve had significantly fewer calls to our 311 call center.

I want to thank the residents of Fort Wayne for their continued patience as we work to provide the best garbage and recycling services possible.

I also want to recognize and thank the members of the Mayor’s Working Group on Garbage and Recycling. They continue to be engaged and certainly care about our community and want what’s best for all residents and neighborhoods.