{"id":110584,"date":"2021-10-26T21:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=110584"},"modified":"2021-10-26T23:14:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T03:14:52","slug":"mayors-statement-on-2022-civil-city-budget-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/10\/26\/mayors-statement-on-2022-civil-city-budget-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor&#8217;s statement on 2022 Civil City Budget passage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_110218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110218\" style=\"width: 846px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951.jpg\" alt=\"Civil City Budget\" width=\"846\" height=\"650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951.jpg 846w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951-696x535.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951-547x420.jpg 547w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/270951-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry after a news conference to announce the 2022 Civil City Budget on September 22, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Statement from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mayor Tom Henry on tonight&#8217;s City Council vote to pass the 2022 Civil City Budget.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We work each day in Fort Wayne to bring services to residents and businesses of our award-winning city in a fiscally-responsible manner. Tonight\u2019s passage of the 2022 City of Fort Wayne budget positions our community for sustained growth and success. The focus on investments in neighborhood infrastructure, public safety, and parks is what the public told us they want to see tax dollars invested in. We continue to overcome challenging circumstances as a result of COVID-19, and I truly believe our best days are ahead of us. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/category\/government\/city-of-fort-wayne\/\">View more AroundFortWayne posts on the City of Fort Wayne government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='bf9c448dc4687f303fdd5589324d714e' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='bf9c448dc4687f303fdd5589324d714e' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"204\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='bf9c448dc4687f303fdd5589324d714e' data-image-id=\"1693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1694\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  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