{"id":133395,"date":"2026-09-29T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=133395"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:30:42","slug":"fort-wayne-city-utilities-mourns-deputy-director-matt-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/09\/29\/fort-wayne-city-utilities-mourns-deputy-director-matt-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Wayne City Utilities mourns Deputy Director Matt Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_133397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133397\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tMattLand.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"653\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tMattLand.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tMattLand-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tMattLand-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tMattLand-643x420.jpg 643w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tMattLand-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tMattLand-696x454.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Wayne City Utilities Deputy Director of Policy and Operations Matt Land, seen here in a 2022 photo. Photo courtesy of Fort Wayne City Utilities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fort Wayne City Utilities is mourning the loss of Deputy Director Matt Land, who passed away following a brief and unexpected illness.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne City Utilities news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>City Utilities Mourns Deputy Director Matt Land<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (September 29, 2026) \u2014 City Utilities is mourning the loss of Deputy Director Matt Land, who passed away following a brief and unexpected illness.<\/p>\n<p>Land served for 18 years as Deputy Director of Policy and Operations and was a longtime member of the City Utilities leadership team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatt was a dynamic individual who understood public service and always kept people at the center of the decisions we made,\u201d said City Utilities Director Kumar Menon. \u201cHe cared deeply about our customers, our employees and this community. His loss is deeply felt across City Utilities, and our thoughts are with his family and all those who knew and cared about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Land helped strengthen the Utility by ensuring greater consistency and fairness in our processes and practices, expanding employee education and cross-training opportunities, and helping provide customers with better options to interact with City Utilities. He also worked with business and community leaders on issues ranging from best practices in housing and neighborhood development and advocating for better environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n<p>Land brought a strong commitment to employees, supporting efforts to improve training, professional growth, and the workplace. Whether the issue involved customers, employees or the broader community, his focus remained on making City Utilities stronger and better able to serve our customers and our growing community.<\/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\/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='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' 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.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' data-image-id=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"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='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' data-image-id=\"201\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71712.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71712.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' data-image-id=\"202\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\" data-description=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' data-image-id=\"203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' 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. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' 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. 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=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.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 on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f13b1fa6f02088b97a83174600b2b5f3' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.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 on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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