Mayor Graham Richard will attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting beginning Friday, June 22 in Los Angeles.

The conference will include sessions on global warming and climate protections, violent crime and affordable housing.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan

The City of Fort Wayne and Allen County have formed a partnership to meet with developers on a monthly basis to discuss and answer questions about downtown development ideas.

The first meeting will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 on the 8^th floor of the City-County Building. Those interested in

The Fort Wayne City Plan Commission tonight will hold a public hearing on an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Fort Wayne and Allen County (Plan-it Allen!) to add the Southeast Area Development Strategy. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Omni Room on the second floor of the

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The City of Fort Wayne will host Indiana'€™s Water Pollution Control Board on Wednesday, June 13.

City officials will take board members on a tour of several sites around the City related to water quality. Board members will tour the Water Filtration Plant, which has over $24 million in

The City of Fort Wayne today announced the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program for 2007 brought $1.3 million back to working families in the community. The City participates in the EITC program to assist lower income working families apply for tax refunds.

In 2006, $1.1 million was brought back

Cell phone provider Comcast has added 311 as part of their cell phone services. Verizon, Sprint, Centennial, and Vonage also provide the same services.

Last month, the City of Fort Wayne launched 311, a new “One Call to City Hall” program designed to improve customer service.

The public now can

Cell phone providers Centennial and Vonage have added 311 as part of their cell phone services. Verizon and Sprint also provide the same services.

Last month, the City of Fort Wayne launched 311, a new “One Call to City Hall” program designed to improve customer service.

The public now can dial

City leaders today were on hand as Phil'€™s Market was demolished. The City demolished the site as efforts continue to bring additional retail and housing developments to the southeast quadrant.

Future retail development would complement the City'€™s Renaissance Pointe plan announced earlier this month by

Garbage and recycling will not be collected in the City of Fort Wayne on Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Residents with collection on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday will have their garbage and recycling materials collected one day later than normal next week.

The

The Plan-it Allen! Comprehensive Plan Committee today conducted its final meeting as the first-ever City-County land use and development plan nears completion.

The volunteer committee has led the effort to create a plan that will define a vision for future growth and development. Today'€™s meeting

City of Fort Wayne and Allen County leaders today announced they will work together on a plan to develop greater efficiencies in their respective development permitting departments.

The city and county have received a grant from the Foellinger Foundation to conduct a study of the development

Mayor Graham Richard today announced plans for an urban revitalization initiative near downtown Fort Wayne.

The Renaissance Pointe development would include plans for nearly 400 new homes, the rehabilitation of more than 100 existing homes, a greenway trail, and improved infrastructure. The

The City of Fort Wayne has been notified that the Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the Indiana Court of Appeals ruling that the City of Fort Wayne can complete the acquisition of the former Southtown Mall site with no additional liability.

The Fort Wayne-Allen County Office of Homeland Security rolled out its new Mobile Communications Center today at the City of Fort Wayne'€™s Radio Shop. The 24-foot communications truck contains state-of-the-art equipment that will help to provide emergency responders with the information and

City and community leaders tonight will present a progress report to City Council on downtown revitalization through the Downtown BlueprintPlus plan.

Tonight'€™s report will announce the work of the BlueprintPlus steering committee, comprised of government, business and neighborhood leaders, is

Mayor Graham Richard will be a featured speaker at the Fiber-to-the-Home Council membership meeting and FiberFirst Minnesota workshop June 14-15 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Mayor Richard will discuss how communities can benefit from broadband technology. Mayor Richard will speak to government and

Festival goers and individuals walking downtown now have a wider, more accommodating sidewalk to enjoy along Clinton Street near Freimann Square and Headwaters Park.

City and community leaders today led a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the substantial completion of the project. The work was a key