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WAYNE LEGACY FUND MONEY, THE
CITY COUNCIL TOOK ACTION
TONIGHT.
REPRESENTATIVES OF MAYOR HENRY'S
ADMINISTRATION PRESENTED THE
IDEAS
TO THE COUNCIL.
NEWSCHANNEL 15'S MEGAN REUST WAS
AT
THE MEETING AND HAS MORE.
MEGAN?
THEY PROPOSED NINE PROJECTS THAT
WOULD COST 20-MILLION DOLLARS.
THESE PROJECTS FOCUS ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, BEAUTIFYING OUR
RIVERFRONTS, AND YOUTH SPORTS.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE
RECEPTIVE TO THE MAYOR'S IDEAS.
THEY APPROVED THE PROJECTS IN
THEIR
INITIAL VOTE TONIGHT.
THE COUNCIL WILL FINALIZE ITS
DECISION OF SPENDING THE 20-
MILLION DOLLARS AT NEXT WEEK'S
MEETING.
((JOHN PERLICH/ SPOKESPERSON
FOR THE CITY :12 "WE ARE
READY TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER A
FINAL VOTE NEXT WEEK BY CITY
COUNCIL.
SO, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING
AHEAD WITH THESE PROJECTS.
A
LOT OF THEM WILL BRING ABOUT
TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE IN OUR
COMMUNITY."))
NOW THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT MAY IMPACT YOUR
WALLET
IF YOU GO DOWNTOWN.
CITY COUNCIL IS EVALUTING
PARKING FEES AND FINES ACROSS
FORT WAYNE.
THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
PARKING VIOLATION FEES
INCREASED.
RIGHT NOW IF YOU FORGET TO FEED
A PARKING METER...
YOU'LL BE CHARGED A FIVE-DOLLAR
FINE.
THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT
DOUBLED TO 10-DOLLARS INSTEAD.
((JOHN PERLICH/ SPOKESPERSON
FOR THE CITY :13 "IT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN
STUDYING FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
IT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE HAVE WANTED TO LOOK AT.
WE'VE DONE A THOROUGH
EVALUATION OF THAT.
AND NOW CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT
THAT TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING
THEY THINK IS NEEDED IN THE
CITY."))
THE CITY SAYS FOR A CITY OUR
SIZE...
OUR PARKING FINES ARE LOW.
YOU CAN SEE HOW WE COMPARE BY
GOING TO WANE-DOT-COM.
AS FOR A DECISION ON BOTH OF
THESE MATTERS, CITY COUNCIL WILL
TALK
MORE ABOUT IT NEXT TUESDAY.
MEGAN REUST, NEWSCHANNEL 15.