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Recycle Your Yard Waste Free Drop-Off Saturday

Get rid of grass clippings, brush, twigs, branches, leaves and garden waste for free this Saturday, September 19, 2020. Residents of Allen County can drop-off the debris at our Biosolids facility located at 6202 Lake Avenue between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Saturday. Residents may unload and drop-off loose material...
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Recycle Your Yard Waste Free Drop-Off Saturday

Get SepticSmart This Week

Gov. Eric Holcomb officially proclaimed this SepticSmart Week, and the DNR Lake Michigan Coastal Program (LMCP) is doing its part to promote septic system awareness and maintenance. The SepticSmart program (epa.gov/septicsmart) educates homeowners about proper septic system care and maintenance throughout the year. An estimated 33,033 households across the Lake...
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New Ashberry Project Receives Redevelopment Approval

A new seven-story mixed-use building at the southeast corner of Main Street and Maiden Lane received Redevelopment Commission approval today. The project will provide commercial and retail space, as well as much-needed downtown public parking. The project includes a parking garage that will offer 383 public parking spaces near the...
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New Ashberry Project Receives Redevelopment Approval

Receive a Bill from DOR? Here’s How to Resolve It

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is starting to send tax bills that were delayed earlier this year due to tax filing and payment extensions related to COVID-19. Bills for individuals who owe taxes, will begin reaching mailboxes this week and continue to be sent through December 2020. “All DOR...
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Receive a Bill from DOR? Here’s How to Resolve It

Government & Mental Health Experts Highlight Services & Resources Available During COVID-19

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Local government and mental health experts and organizations today highlighted mental health services and resources that are available to individuals and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Neighborhood Code Compliance Suspends Hearings & Payments Until June

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Neighborhood Code Compliance is extending the suspension of payments, as well as order-to-repair and demolition hearings, until June 1, 2020.

“We are giving property owners additional time to make . . . 

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Hud Gives Housing Authorities & Tribes Additional Flexibility To Focus On Tenants During Pandemic

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is granting Public Housing Authorities (PHA), Indian Tribes, and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) waiver authorities and ultimate . . . 

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Indiana Businesses Working to Support COVID-19 Response

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced Indiana businesses across the state are answering the call to support the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response effort. The state’s manufacturers are . . . 

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Virtual Programs Bring State Parks To Your Home

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Instead of working on the frontline at state parks these days, interpretive naturalists are working online.

As a result, at-home “park visitors” who are unable to enjoy state park features interpreters . . . 

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City, County 9-1-1 Celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

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The Fort Wayne / Allen County 9-1-1 Center is celebrating the second full week of April (April 12-18) as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week which is nationally celebrated every . . . 

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USDA Unveils Tool To Help Rural Communities Address COVID-19 Pandemic

April 13, 2020 Comments Off

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. . . . 

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Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Closed Facilities

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The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department is reminding the public about the closures of most of its facilities to promote social distancing and prevent additional spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Currently . . . 

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DNR Properties Are Open With Some Changes

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DNR properties remain open for day-use outdoor recreation, including hiking, biking on paved trails, boating, fishing, birding, and geocaching. Entrance-gate admission at properties that normally charge . . . 

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Allen Co. Health Officials Strongly Recommend Face Coverings In Public

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The Allen County Department of Health is strongly recommending the community use cloth facial coverings in public until transmission of COVID-19 significantly slows.

The Centers for Disease Control and . . . 

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Local Government & Organizations Highlight Resources Available To Those In Need

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Local government and several organizations working with the most vulnerable populations in the community today highlighted resources that are available to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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INDOT Begins Statewide Mowing, Litter Pick-up & Herbicide Application

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Contracted crews with the Indiana Department of Transportation are scheduled to begin mowing, litter pick-up and herbicide application later this month into early May as part of the agency’s multi-faceted . . . 

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