Fort Wayne City Utilities invites everyone in Fort Wayne to celebrate the successful completion of the Long-Term Control Plan and the City’s transformational work to protect our rivers and strengthen our neighborhoods.
Fort Wayne City Utilities news release:
A Generation of River Renewal
18 Years: Reducing Overflows to Our Rivers by 90%, Protecting 45,000 Homes
Celebrating Historic Investment in our Community and RiversFort Wayne, Indiana (November 3, 2025) — Fort Wayne City Utilities invites everyone in Fort Wayne to celebrate the successful completion of the Long-Term Control Plan and the City’s transformational work to protect our rivers and strengthen our neighborhoods — a singular milestone, decades in the making.
Fort Wayne invites residents, neighborhood leaders, and community partners to Promenade Park on Wednesday, November 5, from 4:30–6:30 p.m. to celebrate the completion of the 18-year Long-Term Control Plan.
The event will recognize community members, neighborhood advocates, and former elected leaders whose vision and persistence led to significant clean-water and neighborhood-protection improvements.
This milestone reflects one of the largest environmental and public-infrastructure commitments in Fort Wayne’s history — protecting rivers, reducing basement backups, and strengthening neighborhoods for decades to come.
Event Highlights
- Interactive displays featuring the Deep Rock Tunnel (“MamaJo”) and neighborhood sewer projects
- Recognition of former Mayors, City Council members, and neighborhood and community leaders who’ve served on multiple task force teams
- Family-friendly river-renewal scavenger hunt
- Giveaways, and hot chocolate
“This moment belongs to the residents and neighborhood leaders who never stopped advocating for cleaner rivers and stronger infrastructure,” said Kumar Menon, Director of City Utilities. “Their persistence and partnership helped shape a healthier, more resilient community for generations to come.”
Date: Wednesday, November 5
Time: 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Location: Promenade Park
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