City Council, May 19, 2026
Approves Construction contract for Pettit-Rudisil Neighborhood Concrete Street Repairs Phase 5, 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
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Construction contract for Inwood Drive Rehab
Ordinance S260505 approving construction contract for Inwood Drive Rehab (East State Boulevard to Lake Avenue), work order 0692C, with Hipskin Concrete Corp. Total cost $1,320,913.75. Replacing ~3,325 ft concrete pavement, 6,650 ft curbing, 40 ft sidewalk, and two ADA ramps. Funded by MVH; completion August 6, 2027. Hipskin was lowest of three bidders. Passed 8-0.
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 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
Construction contract for Pettit-Rudisil Neighborhood Concrete Street Repairs Phase 5
Construction contract for West Cook Road Concrete
Construction contract for filter underdrain replacement Phase 4
Purchase order increase for Dayforce software implementation
City Theater Redevelopment Project Area and Economic Development Area (TIF)
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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