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Stay steadfast, Fort Wayne
Tom Didier
This year Fort Wayne, first and foremost, has proven to be more resilient than I could have ever imagined. There is no doubt that 2020 has changed how everyone lives, how we work and, to some extent, how we breathe.
These challenges have affected every single resident of Fort Wayne, but what s more, it s touched the whole world. It should not be lost that every country, every community and every family in the world has spent the past several months coping with changes and figuring out the best way to get through what has been a complicated year.
Council s ire at city waste officials rises No confidence vote over trash fails
DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette
A brief effort to declare a lack of confidence in the city s solid waste department came to an end Tuesday after accusations that Mayor Tom Henry s administration has been mismanaging the contract with the company hired to collect residential garbage.
The resolution sponsored by Fort Wayne City Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, would have declared the council had no confidence in the solid waste department and its manager, Matt Gratz. However, the resolution failed in a 7-2 vote after an unsuccessful attempt to delay the discussion until the new year.
Render for a mixed-use neighborhood center on Anthony and McKinnie in Fort Wayne.
Following a year and a half of planning and public workshops, Fort Wayne residents are able to view a rough draft of the city’s southeast placemaking proposals.
Improving infrastructure and development on the southeast quadrant of Fort Wayne has been an issue for a long time. It reclaimed the spotlight during the 2019 mayoral race, when both Mayor Tom Henry and Republican candidate Tim Smith acknowledged the need to address long-standing concerns to the area.
The placemaking initiatives are intended to complement or highlight assets existing throughout the area.
Credit Red River Waste Solutions
In Fort Wayne City Council’s final meeting of 2020, some members of the body are bringing the city’s waste management back into the spotlight.
2nd District Republican Russ Jehl introduced a resolution critical of the city s the Solid Waste Department, and calling on Mayor Tom Henry to intervene. The impetus for Jehl’s concern is that the department has been losing money, and hasn’t been proactive enough in oversight of Red River Waste Solutions with regard to levying fines for missed pickups.
Red River began garbage collection service at the beginning of 2018. The first six months of service led to roughly 3,000 complaints of missed pickups per month, leading to $462,000 in fines against the company.