Wetlands project s 3rd phase revealed
To help drainage, clean up Maumee near Hessen Cassel
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
The start of the third phase of a project to improve drainage, prevent flooding, expand a wetlands and keep pollution out of the Maumee River was announced Wednesday at a news conference by Fort Wayne city and regional environmental officials.
The event was scheduled as a groundbreaking for the next phase of a project near Hessen Cassel Road but was moved indoors to Citizens Square because of a steady rain.
The project includes installation of a two-stage ditch and a bioswale to hold back water and an expansion to about an acre of the Colonial Heights wetlands on former cropland.
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Friday, January 29, 2021 1:00 am
City celebrates progress of Hessen Cassel project
DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette
In a single celebratory ceremony Thursday, Fort Wayne officials concluded Phase 1 and broke ground on Phase 2 of a major stormwater and sidewalk project in southeast Fort Wayne.
Mayor Tom Henry was joined by members of the Fort Wayne City Council, neighborhood representatives and staff from City Utilities and the city s Public Works division.
“We can t be a thriving community without excellent services from City Utilities. Through the proactive efforts of City Utilities, we ve made numerous infrastructure improvements throughout the community, including many neighborhoods in southeast Fort Wayne. This multi-phased project in the Hessen Cassel Road area is helping many homes and has the added value of new sidewalks,” Henry said i
Thursday, January 28, 2021 1:26 pm
Neighborhoods see stormwater, sidewalk improvements
Dave Gong | The Journal Gazette
In a single celebratory ceremony Thursday, Fort Wayne officials concluded Phase 1 and broke ground on Phase 2 of a major stormwater and sidewalk project in southeast Fort Wayne.
Mayor Tom Henry was joined by members of the Fort Wayne City Council, neighborhood representatives and staff from City Utilities and the city s Public Works division.
“We can t be a thriving community without excellent services from City Utilities. Through the proactive efforts of City Utilities, we ve made numerous infrastructure improvements throughout the community, including many neighborhoods in southeast Fort Wayne. This multi-phased project in the Hessel Cassel Road area is helping many homes and has the added value of new sidewalks,” Henry said in a statement. “I continue to be encouraged by the ongoing commitment to investing in our neighborhoods.”