Governor Daniels: Initiatives for reforming local government
On December 19, 2008, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced his local government reform initiatives.  This stems from his Indiana Commission on Local Government Reform which...
City Council meeting notes – 1/6/2009
Let me just say it looks like another interesting year in the Council Chambers. Â I seriously thought Councilman Marty Bender would emerge from the...
Mr. President….
Tonight, the Fort Wayne City Council conducted its 2009 reorganizational meeting. Â The President and Vice-President elections were held and the winners were....
Tom Smith is...
Controller Roller to remain – UPDATED
Mitch Harper, Fort Wayne Observed, is reporting that Controller Pat Roller, who had resigned her post effective the end of this month, is going...
City Council meeting tomorrow, 1/6/2009; Reorganization; President Bender?
The Fort Wayne City Council meets tomorrow at 5:30 pm in the City Council Chambers for the first time in 2009. Â The majority of...
Response to Superior Street Row letter
Michael McKay,  with Morrison Kattman Menze Inc., has responded to Jack Swinehart's letter to the editor, which they titled "Don't build homes near festival site"....
White Lodging and the City Council
I have confirmed that White Lodging, developer of the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel will be in front of the Fort Wayne City Council on...
HPG: Poor local media coverage
In Wednesday's News-Sentinel, Drew Stone wrote about the High Performance Government contract that has been controversial amongst City Council members as well as those...
JG Superior Street Row Opinion Letter
A friend of mine recently submitted a letter to the editors of the Journal Gazette. Â They published his letter in it's entirety on their...
Commissioners Restored; Miller Resigns
The Allen County Council met this morning to decide whether or not to restore the Allen County Commissioners to full-time status and rescind the...