{"id":115221,"date":"2025-02-05T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=115221"},"modified":"2025-02-06T09:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:59:30","slug":"city-council-statement-regarding-the-fort-wayne-community-legacy-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/02\/05\/city-council-statement-regarding-the-fort-wayne-community-legacy-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"City Council statement regarding the Fort Wayne Community Legacy Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_114836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114836\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/t2024_CityCouncil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"807\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/t2024_CityCouncil.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/t2024_CityCouncil-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/t2024_CityCouncil-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/t2024_CityCouncil-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/t2024_CityCouncil-696x562.jpg 696w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/t2024_CityCouncil-520x420.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First row: Paul Ensley (R-1st), Tom Freistroffer (R-At-Large), Rohli Booker (D-6th), Marty Bender (R-At-Large), and Dr. Scott Myers (R-4th).<br \/>Back row: Geoff Paddock (D-5th), Nathan Hartman (R-3rd), Russ Jehl (R-2nd), and Michelle Chambers (D-at-Large).<br \/>Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fort Wayne City Council statement regarding the Fort Wayne Community Legacy Fund.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (February 5, 2025) \u2013 In consultation and conjunction with members of Mayor Tucker\u2019s Administration, the Legacy Fund Investment Committee, and the Legacy Joint Funding Committee, members of City Council are requesting that the Legacy Fund Administrator pause accepting new applications for funding out of the Legacy Fund for the next six months. As part of an administrative procedure review, it has been determined that, with the ending of payments into the fund in 2025, an assessment of policies and procedures is due. Members of City Council wish to review no new requests before August 2025 or at the conclusion of the evaluation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/144995.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry with (left to right) Joseph Dorko, James Vann, Fort Wayne City Councilman Marty Bender, Quinton Dixie, Martin Fisher and John Urbahns, Director of Community Development at the Legacy Fort Wayne press conference on January 12, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"5798\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/144995.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_144995.jpg\" data-title=\"Mayor Tom Henry with Legacy Fort Wayne task force members\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry with (left to right) Joseph Dorko, James Vann, Fort Wayne City Councilman Marty Bender, Quinton Dixie, Martin Fisher and John Urbahns, Director of Community Development at the Legacy Fort Wayne press conference on January 12, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Mayor Tom Henry with Legacy Fort Wayne task force members\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Mayor Tom Henry with Legacy Fort Wayne task force members\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5798\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_144995.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/144999.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Left to right: Joseph Dorko, James Vann, Marty Bender, Quinton Dixie, Martin Fisher and John Urbahns, Director of Community Development at the Legacy Fort Wayne press conference on January 12, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"5799\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/144999.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_144999.jpg\" data-title=\"Legacy Fort Wayne task force members\" data-description=\"Left to right: Joseph Dorko, James Vann, Marty Bender, Quinton Dixie, Martin Fisher and John Urbahns, Director of Community Development at the Legacy Fort Wayne press conference on January 12, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Legacy Fort Wayne task force members\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Legacy Fort Wayne task force members\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5799\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_144999.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t90444.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024. Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"11952\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t90444.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t90444.jpg\" data-title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\" data-description=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024. Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11952\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t90444.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282219.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker, an unidentified gentleman and former City of Fort Wayne Community Development Director Nancy Townsend during the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"11956\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282219.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282219.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker and Nancy Townsend\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker, an unidentified gentleman and former City of Fort Wayne Community Development Director Nancy Townsend during the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker and Nancy Townsend\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker and Nancy Townsend\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11956\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282219.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t90445.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024. Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"11957\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t90445.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t90445.jpg\" data-title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\" data-description=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024. Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11957\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t90445.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282507.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker during the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"11958\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282507.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282507.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker during the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11958\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282507.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282576.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"11959\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282576.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282576.jpg\" data-title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\" data-description=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11959\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282576.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282622.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"11960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t282622.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282622.jpg\" data-title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\" data-description=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11960\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/thumbs\/thumbs_t282622.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/tPiersonDrainLaunch.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Groundbreaking for the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s Pierson Drain Phase II stormwater improvement project launch on November 4, 2024. Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"12015\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/tPiersonDrainLaunch.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_tPiersonDrainLaunch.jpg\" data-title=\"PiersonDrainLaunch\" data-description=\"Groundbreaking for the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s Pierson Drain Phase II stormwater improvement project launch on November 4, 2024. Photo courtesy of the City of Fort Wayne.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"PiersonDrainLaunch\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"PiersonDrainLaunch\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12015\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_tPiersonDrainLaunch.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/284034.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker during the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel ribbon cutting on November 14, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"12049\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/284034.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/thumbs\/thumbs_284034.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker during the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel ribbon cutting on November 14, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12049\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/thumbs\/thumbs_284034.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/284027.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker during the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel ribbon cutting on November 14, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"12050\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/284027.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/thumbs\/thumbs_284027.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker during the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel ribbon cutting on November 14, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12050\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/thumbs\/thumbs_284027.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/284169.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Utilities PIO Frank Suarez during the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel ribbon cutting on November 14, 2024.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='329050c29d1511064cb488730a736ed7' data-image-id=\"12052\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/284169.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/thumbs\/thumbs_284169.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne City Utilities PIO Frank Suarez\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Utilities PIO Frank Suarez during the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel ribbon cutting on November 14, 2024.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Utilities PIO Frank Suarez\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Utilities PIO Frank Suarez\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12052\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/thumbs\/thumbs_284169.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241114-3rport\/284446.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Utilities Director Kumar Menon during the City of Fort Wayne&#039;s 3RPORT Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel ribbon cutting on November 14, 2024. 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