CITY OF FORT WAYNE STREET DEPARTMENT PLOWING UPDATE January 25, 2023 - Last night, City of Fort Wayne Street Department crews pretreated the main arteries with brine to reduce ice build-up. Once the snow began accumulating on City streets this morning, crews began plowing the priority one (arterials) and priority two (collectors). They will...
CITY PREPARED FOR FORECASTED SNOWFALL January 24, 2023 - To prepare for the snow event predicted for overnight and most of Wednesday, the City of Fort Wayne Street Department fleet is being checked and will be ready to begin snow removal when needed. Crews have been pretreating main arterial intersections with brine to reduce ice...
CITY SETS PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS FAIR HOUSING January 12, 2023 - The City of Fort Wayne would like to receive feedback regarding access to affordable and safe housing in our community. As part of the City’s fair housing assessment, the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services is inviting residents to attend a public meeting to discuss fair...
CITY OFFICES TO BE CLOSED ON DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY January 10, 2023 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Monday, January 16 in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
REMINDER: GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION ON REGULAR SCHEDULE WEEK OF JANUARY 2 January 2, 2023 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Solid Waste Department would like to remind residents that garbage and recycling will be collected on January 2, and all garbage and recycling will be collected on regularly scheduled days during the entire week.
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION DELAYED ONE DAY December 27, 2022 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Solid Waste Department would like to remind residents that the garbage and recycling schedule is delayed by one day this week due to the Christmas holiday.
PLOWING AND GARBAGE/RECYCLING UPDATE December 23, 2022 - The City of Fort Wayne Street Department is currently plowing and applying treated sand for traction to the City’s main roads. The temperatures are too cold for salt to have any impact. Due to the ice on roadways and high winds causing blowing and drifting snow on top of the...
PROTECT WATER PIPES AND METERS DURING COLD WEATHER December 22, 2022 - With temperatures dropping to single digits and then below zero in the next few days, City Utilities reminds customers that pipes and water meters can freeze, causing significant damage and costly repairs.
ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL REMINDS PET OWNERS OF CITY ORDINANCE PROTECTING PETS FROM FRIGID TEMPERATURES December 21, 2022 - With the winter storm watch and frigid temperatures in the upcoming forecast, Animal Care & Control is urging pet owners to take precautions and plan ahead. As a reminder of the ordinance, the City of Fort Wayne requires animals to be brought into a temperature-controlled structure...
CITY PREPARING FOR PROBABLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT December 21, 2022 - The City of Fort Wayne Street Department is preparing for a weather system predicted to bring the possibility of rain, freezing rain and snow to the area later this week. Crews are in the process of converting the trucks used for leaf pick-up over to salt and plow trucks. The...
EDEN LAMB RECEIVES AWARD FROM INDIANA PARK AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION December 20, 2022 - A Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department manager was honored at the IPRA Awards of Excellence ceremony as a part of the Indiana Park and Recreation Association conference on November 16.
CITY OFFICES TO BE CLOSED IN RECOGNITION OF CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S DAY December 20, 2022 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26 in recognition of Christmas, and on Monday, January 2 in recognition of New Year’s Day.
REMARKS MADE BY MAYOR TOM HENRY AT MEDIA BRIEFING – FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 2022 December 16, 2022 - Good morning. Thank you for joining me today.
LEAF COLLECTION WRAP-UP December 15, 2022 - Fort Wayne Street Department crews expect to complete leaf collection today. They will continue to collect biodegradable bags until December 31. Residents with bagged leaves are asked to call 311 to schedule a pick-up. The bags need to be placed at the curb prior to calling...
CITY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS TO RECEIVE ARPA ASSISTANCE December 9, 2022 - Mayor Tom Henry’s Administration today announced that several local small businesses and nonprofits have been recommended to receive assistance through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that have been allocated to the City of Fort Wayne. The recommendations are a result of a thorough...
MAYOR HENRY RECOGNIZES 75 CITY EMPLOYEES FOR YEARS OF SERVICE December 8, 2022 - Mayor Tom Henry has recognized milestone years of service for 75 City of Fort Wayne employees.
WINTER SOLSTICE WALK/RIDE AND BONFIRE December 5, 2022 - The City of Fort Wayne Greenways and Trails, the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department and Fort Wayne Trails are partnering to present the Winter Solstice Walk/Ride and Bonfire on Wednesday, December 21 at 4:30 p.m. Admission is free for this event that will begin at Salomon...
LEAF COLLECTION UPDATE December 2, 2022 - Fort Wayne Street Department crews will be working Saturday in the Central portion of the City as they wrap up the first round of leaf collection efforts. The second round of leaf collection is expected to begin early next week in the South part of the City, weather permitting.
BISSELL PET FOUNDATION BRINGS HOLIDAY HOPE TO SHELTER PETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY November 30, 2022 -BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is bringing hope to the nation’s shelter pets this holiday season with its “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope” adoption event Dec. 1 – 11. BISSELL Pet Foundation sponsors...
NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENTS MEETING TO BE HELD DECEMBER 5 November 29, 2022 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division will host their next Neighborhood Presidents Meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 in Room 035 on the Garden Level of Citizens Square. The meeting will also be streamed live on the Fort Wayne Neighborhoods’ Facebook page.