March 13, 2023 - The All In Allen Comprehensive Plan, adopted by the City of Fort Wayne and Allen County in December 2022, has also been adopted by the communities of Grabill, Huntertown, Monroeville and Woodburn. The Plan effective date is March 13, 2023.
Read more: The All In Allen Plan is now fully adopted and effective on March 13
March 9, 2023 - Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division led a celebration ceremony today to mark the beginning of construction on a full-service grocery store in southeast Fort Wayne at 918. E. Pontiac St. The City of Fort Wayne and Parkview Regional Medical Center and Affiliates joined together as community partners on this project.
Read more: Southeast Fort Wayne revitalization continues with Pontiac Street Market
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup invites neighborhood association presidents to attend the upcoming Neighborhood Presidents Meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 6 in Room 035 of Citizens Square. For those who cannot attend in person, the meeting will be broadcast live on Fort Wayne Neighborhoods Facebook page.
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Construction will soon begin on the City of Fort Wayne Community Development Division’s Pontiac Streetscape project. As a part of the Southeast Strategy Update, the Pontiac corridor was identified as a key corridor to focus public improvements and to encourage business growth and attraction. At an estimated investment of $2.8 million, the goal of this project is to make the corridor more pedestrian friendly, to enhance pedestrian and vehicular access to businesses and to encourage reinvestment throughout the corridor.
February 23, 2023 - Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services today unveiled “Everyone Home: Fort Wayne’s Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.” This strategic plan was created in partnership between the City of Fort Wayne, United Way of Allen County, the Fort Wayne Area Planning Council on Homelessness, and Homebase, a nationally-recognized consulting firm, to evaluate the state of homelessness in Fort Wayne. Everyone Home serves as a guide by providing goals, strategies, and action steps to address the community’s homelessness challenges and prevention needs.
Read more: Proactive Community Plan to Address Homelessness Unveiled
