City Council, May 19, 2026
Approves Construction contract for Growth Avenue Brick Street Repairs Phase 2, 8-0
What happened
The Fort Wayne Common Council committee session on 2026-05-19 advanced seven ordinances, all with do-pass recommendations. The most consequential land-use item, R260502 confirming the City Theater Redevelopment Project Area and Economic Development Area (a 25-year TIF district) f…
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Meeting Summary
The Fort Wayne Common Council committee session on 2026-05-19 advanced seven ordinances, all with do-pass recommendations. The most consequential land-use item, R260502 confirming the City Theater Redevelopment Project Area and Economic Development Area (a 25-year TIF district) f…
Key Decisions (8)
Construction contract for Inwood Drive Rehab
Construction contract for Alley R00025EW
Construction contract for Growth Avenue Brick Street Repairs Phase 2
Development Activity (4)
City Theater Redevelopment Project (Scottish Rite Theater renovation)
Commercial
West Cook Road Concrete Repairs Phase 1
Infrastructure
Three Rivers Filtration Plant filter underdrain replacement Phase 4
Infrastructure
24-7 Community Resource Center (homeless shelter)
Other
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Fort Wayne is actively funding multiple street, alley, brick-street and…
Commercial Demand
A ~$48M private renovation of the historic Scottish Rite Theater…
Sentiment
Councilman Yale signaled skepticism about heavy use of property-tax-funded TIF…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 4 staff members, the clerk, and 8 members of the public.
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