June 27, 2014 - Fort Wayne City Utilities will begin a series of informational meetings to update residents on the federally mandated sewer improvement progress, discuss what will happen in the next five years and share funding and rate information for those projects.
The City is under court order to greatly reduce the number of combined sewer overflows going to our rivers, reduce sewage that backs-up into homes, and operate and maintain the sewer system through continued repair and rehabilitation.
City Utilities will introduce an ordinance to the City Council in July for a series of rate increases to support the next phase of sewer improvements.
Three public meetings will take place to discuss the plans with residents.
June 30 – 6:30 p.m.
Omni Room in the basement of Citizens Square
200 East Berry Street (parking in lot north of the building)
July 2 – 6:30 p.m.
McMillen Park Community Center
3900 Abbott Street (parking near entrance)
July 14 – 6:30 p.m.
Northrop High School – Bruin Room, enter door #3
7001 Coldwater Road
City Utilities is a not-for-profit, municipally-owned utility that does not receive property tax dollars. Ninety percent of the fees collected by City Utilities over the next five years will go into capital improvement projects - construction improvements to the sewer system that will help us meet federally unfunded mandates and avoid fines and further sanctions. The remaining 10% will go toward operations and maintenance costs.