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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
As warmer weather nears, officials are shifting priorities for homelessness services in Fort Wayne. Representatives from the Council on Planning for the Homeless, established during Mayor Tom Henry's administration to provide services in northeast Indiana, presented the latest information on homelessness services in the city Tuesday to Fort Wayne City Council.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Fort Wayne could soon see more accessory dwelling units but only in neighborhoods that allow them. Fort Wayne City Council on Tuesday amended a zoning ordinance to allow secondary dwellings to be added to single-family properties. Those include accessory dwelling units, which are smaller, independent-living spaces on the same property as a primary residence. The proposal passed after changes that allow neighborhood restrictions to be more tightly enforced.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Mayor Sharon Tucker asked Monday that all Fort Wayne residents take a moment of silence at noon Friday to honor former Mayor Tom Henry's death one year earlier. The request included that churches with bells ring them shortly after noon. She also asked that flags in Fort Wayne will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday. Henry, Fort Wayne’s mayor of about 16 years died March 28, 2024, after a brief battle with late-stage stomach cancer.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Construction of the new more than $300 million Allen County Jail remains on schedule and on budget. The commissioners announced Sunday that foundational construction is almost finished. Concrete foundation walls have been completed and backfilled. Excavation and installation of underground electrical conduit sleeves through foundation walls, rough grading of the site and site storm, water and sewer pipes have all been completed, a news release said.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Hundreds in Fort Wayne are calling on Indiana’s Congressional representatives to stand up to President Donald Trump.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Fort Wayne’s North River Fieldhouse could create $775 million in total economic output over 30 years, according to a new study. Victus Advisors, a Utah-based market research firm the city hired to study the feasibility of building the new fieldhouse, presented its findings Wednesday to business and community leaders and city officials. The plan includes building a youth sports facility on the North River property, a plot of land bound by Clinton, Harrison and Fourth streets near Science Central.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Fort Wayne will likely move to a “new, more robust, more reliable, less maintenance” emergency dispatch system, according to the Fort Wayne Allen County 911 executive director. Fort Wayne City Council has given its initial approval for a contract that would move the city and county 911 system from its current CallWorks by Motorola to VESTA by INdigital. David Bubb with the 911 center said the current system, installed five years ago, became problematic.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Fort Wayne will likely move to a “new, more robust, more reliable, less maintenance” emergency dispatch system, according to the Fort Wayne Allen County 911 executive director. Fort Wayne City Council gave its initial approval Tuesday or a contract that would move the city and county 911 system from its current CallWorks by Motorola to VESTA by INdigital. David Bubb with the 911 center said the current system, installed five years ago, became problematic.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun will be in Fort Wayne next month to deliver the keynote speech for the Allen County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner. The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. April 22 at Ceruti’s Summit Park, 6601 Innovation Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Allen County Republican Party Chairman Steve Shine said he looks forward to hosting Braun, who has been “immensely popular” in Allen County and northeast Indiana.
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1 month ago | 
journalgazette.net | Tony Sandleben
The Allen County Redevelopment Commission is “cautiously optimistic” about 2025, a county official said Wednesday. Allen County Redevelopment Director Elissa McGauley presented the commission's annual report to the County Council. The presentation included 2024 projects and looked ahead to the rest of this year.
