July 17, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry today was joined by City staff for a business walk at Covington Plaza in southwest Fort Wayne. The walk served as an opportunity for Mayor Henry to talk to and get feedback from several businesses.

Each year, Mayor Henry leads a series of business and neighborhood

July 17, 2014 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Visit Fort Wayne officials today announced four new sports tournaments will take place in Fort Wayne and attract 25,000 visitors to the community.

The City of Fort Wayne is providing $20,000 in Sports Development Grant Fund dollars to help make the

July 16, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry today hosted a recognition event to celebrate the safe return of the first recipient of a Blue Star Banner.

Brian Kiess works in the City’s Division of Public Works and recently returned home from deployment with the U.S. Army Reserve.

Mayor Henry presented the Blue

July 15, 2014 - The public is invited to respond to concepts for Fort Wayne’s downtown riverfront at one of two public input meetings. Both meetings will take place downtown at the main branch of the Allen County Public Library in the theater. The meetings are set for:

Wednesday, July 23, 2014,

July 15, 2014 - Government and community leaders today led a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the next phase of construction on the Pufferbelly Trail.

This year’s work on the Pufferbelly Trail will extend 1.25 miles from Dupont Road to Carroll Road. Work is scheduled to be

July 13, 2014 - This week, City Utilities offers three opportunities for residents to learn more about the unfunded federal mandates to improve our sewer system. A formal presentation and public question and answer session is scheduled for Monday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Northrop High School.

Additionally,

July 10, 2014 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today thanked residents for responding enthusiastically to the City’s recent Riverfront Fort Wayne survey.

The survey results can be found at http://www.riverfrontfw.org/images/RF_Uses_and_Activites_Survey_Results.pdf.

“Nearly 2,600 people took our

July 10, 2014 - The City of Fort Wayne continues its innovative recycling ways with a new program designed to increase recycling in locations where it’s not always accessible.

The new, “Borrow-a-Bin” program will launch this weekend with the upcoming Three Rivers Festival. The program will have 50

July 1, 2014 - City crews today installed 16 banners along West Jefferson Boulevard as part of the Blue Star Banner program, which recognizes City of Fort Wayne residents and City government employees who are actively deployed.

The banners that were placed today honor:
Staff Sergeant Allissa C.

July 1, 2014 - As announced in May, One Summit Square in downtown Fort Wayne is the new location for this year’s fireworks show on Friday, July 4.

There will be a few street closures on Friday from 4-11 p.m.

*Calhoun Street from Jefferson Boulevard to Berry Street

*Wayne Street from Harrison to Clinton

June 30, 2014 - The Fort Wayne TinCaps and the City of Fort Wayne today announced they have partnered to provide the public the opportunity to watch tomorrow’s World Cup soccer match between the United States and Belgium on the video board at Parkview Field.

The match begins at 4 p.m. Admission is

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

June 27, 2014 - The Botanical Roots Concert Series will begin on Friday, July 25 with rock band JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers. This eclectic downtown concert series featuring music from a wide diversity of regional heritages and cultural backgrounds is in its ninth year and promises to be more

June 26, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry announced today that the City of Fort Wayne has been awarded $4.7 million to help stabilize neighborhoods by demolishing and redeveloping abandoned homes.

The dollars come from the Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program (BEP), which provides an opportunity for

June 25, 2014 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Friday, July 4 in recognition of Independence Day.

There will be no residential garbage and recycling collection on Friday, July 4. Regular Friday collection will be pushed back one day to Saturday.

The City will resume regular

June 24, 2014 - Tonight’s vote by a majority of City Council members to override my veto of the ordinance to end collective bargaining for non-public safety union employees is disappointing and unnecessary.

At a time when we’re experiencing unprecedented momentum in the City of Fort Wayne by

June 23, 2014 - Fort Wayne City Utilities is moving into the next phase of efforts to improve our sewer system, protect our neighborhoods, and reduce sewer overflow into our rivers.  Our efforts in the 18-year Consent Decree and Long Term Control Plan are already having positive impacts on our

June 24, 2014 - Citizens Square’s café in the garden level of 200 E. Berry St. will reopen Monday, July 7 with a rotating list of 10 lunch vendors, including seven vendors new to downtown. One food service operator will provide lunch service every day.

Open to the public as well as City and County

June 16, 2014 - Mayor Tom Henry is seeking applicants for his Mayor’s Youth Engagement Council for the 2014-15 school year.

The Council’s vision is to be a service-learning group comprised of youth members. The members provide a voice for the youth of Fort Wayne to local government by engaging their

June 13, 2014 - I have decided to veto the ordinance passed by City Council that would end collective bargaining for non-public safety union employees.

This has been a divisive issue that sends the wrong message and is a step backward for our community.

By working together, we’ve experienced