December 17, 2019 - Today, Mayor Tom Henry joined residents and City Utilities’ staff members to celebrate 2019 accomplishments and announce for the second year in a row investments of more than $100 million in utility improvement projects.

“It’s crucial that we provide the public with reliable and

December 17, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today announced that with leadership and help from the City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services, $15,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding will go toward efforts to again help provide overnight accommodations for

December 16, 2019 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25 in observance of Christmas.

Residential garbage and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, December 24. Wednesday – Friday collection will be one day later.

City offices will resume

December 13, 2019 - The second and final pass for leaf collection in northern neighborhoods begins tomorrow, December 14.  Working a second Saturday in a row, will see crews wrapping-up south and starting in neighborhoods in the north part of the City.

The second collection in northern

December 12, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today hosted a special ceremony to recognize milestone years of service for 75 outstanding City of Fort Wayne employees.

“It’s an honor to recognize 75 exceptional individuals who have served the City of Fort Wayne for 25 or more years,” said Mayor Henry. “I

December 11, 2019 - Over the past six years, nearly 3,000 infrastructure improvements were completed in Fort Wayne neighborhoods totaling $180 million. This year continued that work with a record $31 million investment on roads, alleys, sidewalks and trails. This afternoon, Mayor Tom Henry joined

December 10, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today joined representatives from Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana, the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division and City Council to announce that there is an agreement in place to begin implementing a portion of the City’s quality of life plan

December 9, 2019 - The south half of the Civic Center Garage, located at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Calhoun Street, is closed for approximately nine weeks, or until February 10. The closure could be extended if weather delays the work.

The construction is part of the City’s

December 9, 2019 - A 12-ton maximum weight limit for the Bluffton Road Bridge is in place until further notice.

During an annual inspection, City Engineers found maintenance concerns and hired an outside bridge inspector to take a closer look. The findings determined that the weight restriction

December 6, 2019 - Street Department Crews will begin the second pass of leaf collection in southside neighborhoods on Monday, December 9, 2019. Residents are encouraged to visit the webpage cityoffortwayne.org/leaves, for daily updates showing the neighborhoods they will be in each day. The

December 5, 2019 -The City of Fort Wayne’s riverfront consulting team tonight revealed designs for the next phases of riverfront development, some of which could be under construction within the next 12-18 months.

The team from DAVID RUBIN Land Collective presented renderings for the public spaces

December 3, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry, Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel and Conjure Coffee owner Corey Waldron officially cut the ribbon on the new Conjure Coffee café inside the Botanical Conservatory on December 3.

Conjure Coffee has already become a Fort Wayne favorite at their home

November 26, 2019 - The City of Fort Wayne’s Summit City Entrepreneur & Enterprise District (SEED) is partnering with a nationally ranked startup accelerator to launch a program for local emerging businesses.

genera8tor is a national accelerator that offers a program called gBETA. gBETA will offer

November 25, 2019 - Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no solid waste or recycling collected in the City of Fort Wayne on Thursday, November 28.

Residents scheduled for a Thursday pickup will have their solid waste/recycling collected on Friday. Residents with Friday pickup will have their

November 22, 2019 - Animal Care & Control is urging savvy shoppers to ADOPT, DON’T SHOP and relax with a new furry friend this holiday season. Black Friday brings sales and discounts to retailers everywhere and Animal Care & Control is no exception. Adoption fees for all dogs six months and older

November 21, 2019 - Mayor Tom Henry today joined representatives of Fort Wayne UNITED, the TenPoint Coalition, the Oxford Community Association and the local construction community to celebrate the kick-off of the TenPoint Façade Program.

The program, funded with the City’s Housing & Urban

November 21, 2019 - The City of Fort Wayne’s offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 in recognition of Thanksgiving.

Residential garbage and recycling collection will be impacted with Thursday’s collection taking place on Friday and Friday’s collection occurring on Saturday.

November 20, 2019 - Adults that have experienced an opioid overdose have a new way to connect with treatment and recovery services with the launch of the Hope and Recovery Team (HART), an interdisciplinary approach that has been funded by a $1.35 million grant from the Indiana Department of

November 19, 2019 -  Lowering of downtown river levels will begin this Wednesday morning, November 20, so crews from the City’s Flood Control Department can conduct routine bridge and levee inspections and remove debris caught up on bridge piers. Completion of the work is expected by December 4,

November 18, 2019 - Earlier today, a letter was sent to RTM Ventures, the Electric Works project development team, to inform the development team that the local public funding partners (City of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission, Allen County Fort Wayne Capital Improvement Board of