September 20, 2018 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced the City of Fort Wayne’s proposed budget for 2019 will continue the City Administration’s commitment to investing in public safety, neighborhood infrastructure and parks. 

The balanced budget places an emphasis on providing essential services to residents, neighborhoods and businesses. The budget also positions Fort Wayne as a leader in job growth, economic development opportunities, a revitalized downtown, strong neighborhoods, and quality of life amenities that make our community a point of destination to live, work and play.

The property tax supported budget, also known as the Civil City budget, totals $173 million. This budget does not include Fort Wayne City Utilities, which has its own budget funded by ratepayers. 

September 19, 2018 - Work on the sixth of seven neighborhood drop shafts that will connect to the deep rock sewer tunnel begins Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Crews will start clearing the area and placing signs for the closure of the intersection of Thieme Drive and Berry and Nelson streets in the West Central neighborhood.

Thieme will close to traffic during the drop shaft construction. The closure will continue through late September of 2019.

September 17, 2018 - One lane of traffic in each direction is now open on Dupont Road, but motorists should be aware that it is still a construction zone.  Construction crews opened the road to traffic over the weekend.

As progress continues on the Dupont improvement project, motorists will experience slower speeds with occasional stopped traffic and lane shifts throughout the remainder of the project.

The posted speed limit through the work zone is 35 MPH. The signalized intersection of La Cabreah Lane/Dawson’s Creek Boulevard and Dupont Road will remain a temporary All-Way Stop during construction.

September 17, 2018 - The Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department invites citizens to three upcoming FREE Community Unity Family Fun Nights! Be part of a community safety forum then enjoy a community dinner along with games and prizes for the kids. Plus, the first 50 adults to sign in at each Community Unity Night will receive a FREE book bag with school supplies. These events are great opportunities for neighbors to meet, greet and eat as they learn about how our police department is engaging to keep our neighborhoods safe.

September 14, 2018 - Mayor Tom Henry and Fire Chief Eric Lahey today announced that, with the support of  U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, the Fort Wayne Fire Department has been awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The $41,364 award will help the department replace a fill station, providing a reliable air supply to the department’s Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) packs. This new air bottle fill station will ensure that our firefighters continue to have clean breathing air, and will help to decrease firefighter cancer and asbestosis rates.