{"id":80714,"date":"2020-08-20T23:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T03:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=80714"},"modified":"2020-12-26T12:11:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T17:11:59","slug":"southeast-strategy-ready-for-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/08\/20\/southeast-strategy-ready-for-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Southeast Strategy ready for review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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City of Fort Wayne news release:<\/p>\n

Community Invited to Review Southeast Strategy Recommendations<\/strong>
\nVirtual Presentation Scheduled for August 26, 2020 at 6 p.m<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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(August 19, 2020) \u2013 Area residents are invited to review the draft recommendations of the Southeast Strategy Update 2020, which is designed to encourage new investment in the southeast quadrant of Fort Wayne. <\/p>\n

The draft recommendations were developed by the City of Fort Wayne\u2019s Planning & Policy Department, in partnership with Sixth District City Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, the Southeast Area Partnership and an advisory committee comprised of southeast area community leaders. Hundreds of southeast residents also provided input through a week-long series of engagement events last October.<\/p>\n

The recommendations will be discussed during a Facebook Live event August 26, 2020 at 6 p.m. on Councilwoman Tucker\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>. It will also be shared on the Fort Wayne Neighborhood\u2019s Facebook Page<\/a>, broadcast live on City TV, channel 28 on Frontier and channel 58 on Comcast. The City TV broadcast may also be viewed online at https:\/\/afw.viebit.com<\/a>. Joining Tucker during the presentation will be Southeast Area Partnership President Cherise M. Dixie, Planning Director Paul Spoelhof and Senior Planner Russ Garriott.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thankful the community’s joint efforts have led us to an updated Strategy to advance Economic Development Southeast, said Councilwoman Tucker. \u201cNow that the plans have been drawn, we as a City must commit to seeing the visions to completion.” <\/p>\n

\u201cI am encouraged that the City of Fort Wayne thought the 2007 Plan was worth updating,\u201d said Dixie. \u201cI am hopeful that the renewed commitment will actually lead to much needed investment in the southeast, which in turn, will benefit us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Southeast Strategy Update 2020 is an update to a 2007 plan, created when Councilman Glynn Hines represented the Sixth District, that focused primarily on residential strategies and resulted in new investment in the Renaissance Pointe Neighborhood. The plan update provides recommendations and action steps that focus on economic development, housing, transportation and infrastructure, community pride, public spaces and zoning. <\/p>\n

The draft recommendations involve steps for increasing investment in the southeast quadrant over the next ten years. The recommendations are:<\/p>\n