January 26, 2021 - Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control expanded its life-saving efforts in 2020 addressing barriers to pet ownership that often lead to the surrendering of pets.

January 21, 2021 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced Citizens Square will reopen to the public on Monday, Jan. 25. Citizens Square has been closed to the public since November 23, 2020 as a precaution to help ensure the safety of the community due to COVID-19. Moving forward, City leaders believe

January 19, 2021 - Mayor Tom Henry, Police Chief Steve Reed and Fire Chief Eric Lahey today provided a public safety recap of 2020 and highlighted plans for 2021 that are designed to continue making the City of Fort Wayne as safe as possible while a pandemic still challenges our city.

January 15, 2021 - For the 18th year in a row, the City Utilities' Water Pollution Control Plant received the Indiana Water Environmental Association (IWEA) Award for Laboratory Excellence. 

January 15, 2021 - The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division today announced Jonathan Leist as its new Deputy Director of Redevelopment. He will begin his duties on February 2nd.

January 15, 2021 - Although City of Fort Wayne office employees are not scheduled to work on Monday, Jan. 18 in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, garbage and recycling collection will not be affected and will remain on schedule.

The City will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, Jan.

January 15, 2021 - Mayor Tom Henry presented Adrienne Maurer with the 2020 Trail Volunteer of the Year Award on Thursday. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated strong leadership and made exemplary and significant contributions in volunteer time to planning, construction,

January 13, 2021 - Residents continue to utilize the community’s trails system. Trail counts reached an all-time high in 2020 with 663,426. It’s a 17 percent increase from the previous high count in 2016 and a 45 percent increase from 2019.

January 12, 2021 - The Allen County health commissioner is renewing local public health restrictions due to the continued widespread transmission of COVID-19 in the community.

January 12, 2021 - Fort Wayne UNITED today, in partnership with Mayor Tom Henry and collaborating organizations, announced the release of a promotional video created to inspire Fort Wayne residents to join the United Front initiative by building awareness about shared humanity and the goal of

Janaury 11, 2021 - The City of Fort Wayne has been inducted as the first member of the B20 Club of Indiana. The recognition is from the American Lung Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance for Fort Wayne’s use of biodiesel fuel.

Fort Wayne is the longest-running municipality in Indiana to use

Janaury 7, 2021 - The City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division today announced enhancements to the Van Buren Street Bridge over the St. Marys River will begin Monday, Jan. 11.

Janaury 5, 2021 - Due to COVID-19 and to help ensure the safety of the community, Mayor Tom Henry today announced Citizens Square will remain closed to the public. Current plans call for the building to reopen on January 25. The original reopening was slated for January 19. Citizens Square has

Janaury 4, 2021 - The Southeast Area Partnership is collaborating with the City of Fort Wayne’s Planning & Policy Department to bring new investment to the southeast quadrant and they are asking for input from area residents.

People are encouraged to take a short survey regarding several

December 30, 2020 - On November 20, Governor Eric Holcomb announced the allocation of $20 million from CARES Act funds for local governments to financially support the public education, awareness and compliance with local and statewide safety measures in accordance with the Governor’s Executive

Janaury 4, 2021 - As essential workers, City Utilities continued serving more than 300,000 customers every day of 2020, despite the global pandemic.

In 2020, City Utilities moved forward with more than $100 million in water, sanitary, and storm improvements in more than 90 neighborhoods. A similar

December 30, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division today announced Angelica Pickens as its new public information officer. She began her duties on December 28. Pickens can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view

December 23, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne has again earned the title of Bicycle Friendly Community from the League of American Bicyclists.

December 21, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne Street Department has completed the neighborhood leaf collection program for 2020.

December 17, 2020 - Residential garbage and recycling will not be collected on Christmas or New Year’s Day. Collection for each holiday will take place the following day, Saturday, December 26 and Saturday, January 2.