City Council, June 9, 2026
Votes on Data Center and Community Quality of Life Task Force (G-26-06-31)
What happened
The Fort Wayne City Council voted 5-3 to HOLD (continue) both funding bills for the Anchor Homeless Resource Center at 333 East Washington (A2605-22, a $2,750,000 appropriation, and R2605-24, pledging local income tax and ARPA revenues) until September 1, following extensive publ…
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsIntroduction of
Approved 6-16910 Elderberry Drive
Denied 8-0Introduction of Waynedale 2040
Approved 8-0Free sample: decision 1 of 16
Appropriation for Anchor Homeless Resource Center (A2605-22)
Ordinance appropriating $2,750,000 into 2026 budgets for purchase of property (333 East Washington) for the Homeless/Anchor Resource Center. Of the funds, $2.1M is local income tax revenue and $650,000 is ARPA interest revenue. Motion to hold both funding bills to September 1 carried 5-3; those voting yes to hold: Bender, Freistroffer, Hartman, Yale, Inslee; voting no: Booker, Chambers, Paddock. Item continued, not decided on merits.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Fort Wayne City Council voted 5-3 to HOLD (continue) both funding bills for the Anchor Homeless Resource Center at 333 East Washington (A2605-22, a $2,750,000 appropriation, and R2605-24, pledging local income tax and ARPA revenues) until September 1, following extensive publ…
Key Decisions (16)
Appropriation for Anchor Homeless Resource Center (A2605-22)
Resolution pledging LIT and ARPA revenues for Homeless Resource Center (R2605-24)
Rezoning at 6910 Elderberry Drive (QuickTrip gas station)
Rezoning at 5830 North Clinton Street (gas station/convenience store)
Comprehensive Plan amendment - Wayndale 2040 plan (R-26-04-16)
Ordinance amending Section 153.07 Planning and Development (G-26-04-15)
New members to Downtown Improvement District Board (S-26-05-23)
Economic Revitalization Area - Fort Wayne Metals (Ardmore/Piper/etc.)
Economic Revitalization Area - Fort Wayne Metals (MacArthur/Hannah)
Economic Revitalization Area - 8440 Coldwater Road
Economic Revitalization Area - 3400 Lima Road (Prairie Farms Dairy)
Economic Revitalization Area - 4108 West Ferguson Road (Tri-Vector)
Economic Revitalization Area - 7811 Southtown Crossing (Midas)
Purchase of real estate at 607 Vance Avenue (R2605-20)
Sweetwater Sound voluntary annexation (X-26-06-13 / R-26-06-14)
Data Center and Community Quality of Life Task Force (G-26-06-31)
Development Activity (5)
Anchor Resource Center (Homeless Resource Center)
Other
Project Zodiac (Google AI Data Center)
Other
Sweetwater Sound voluntary annexation
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Fort Wayne's women and family shelters are full every single…
Commercial Demand
Downtown Fort Wayne continues strong commercial investment (Barrett Realty building…
Infrastructure
CityLink transit is cutting bus services and requesting more funding…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 5 councilmembers, a staff member, the clerk, and 2 members of the public.
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