Fort Wayne is a growing and successful city with a firm commitment to meeting the needs of residents, neighborhoods, and businesses through fiscal discipline and protecting taxpayers.

It’s been a privilege to work with Mayor Sharon Tucker on her first budget. Budgeting can be complex, but her experience on City Council, Allen County Council, and leadership roles in the private sector prepared her well. She was up to the challenge.

Fort Wayne continues to be recognized as a trusted partner to utilize tax credits to complete projects that have helped define our community as a growing and thriving place to live, work, and play.

The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced that the City of Fort Wayne New Markets Revitalization Fund, LLC (FWNMRF) will receive $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits allocation authority. This is the sixth time that FWNMRF has been awarded an allocation, bringing the total tax credit allocation awarded to Fort Wayne New Markets to $233 million and the third consecutive year FWNMRF has been awarded an allocation.

September 12, 2024 - The revitalization of Fort Wayne’s downtown continues as Mayor Sharon Tucker recently announced plans for The Landing Exchange, a $20 million housing development proposed on The Landing along the northeast corner of Harrison and Columbia streets, which is currently a surface parking lot.

The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), in partnership with the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Human Relations Commission and the Fort Wayne Urban League, is hosting Unwelcomed: A Fair Housing History of Sales & Lending Discrimination, an interactive exhibit, from September 28 through October 27, 2024.