FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division will be hosting a variety of speeches during their summer Speaker Series.
The lunch-time series is at the Fort Wayne Center, 916 S. Calhoun St., and will feature topics such as financial programs, Riverfront proposals, managing pollution and the impact of rivers and streams. Future scheduled events include:
July 16, noon: Riverfront Environmental Center
• Join Bruce Kingsbury from IPFW for an opportunity to learn more about the Downtown Environmental Center; a project that was proposed as part of the Riverfront Fort Wayne Master Plan. The Center will look to enhance the quality of life in Fort Wayne and beyond by encouraging environmental stewardship through education and experience. It will provide educational opportunities and solutions to environmental challenges, including water quality, the health of the rivers and associated habitats, and energy conservation and generation.
July 23, noon: Reducing Sewage Overflows
• Join Kelly Bajic from City Utilities to learn more about Fort Wayne's stormwater management and pollution prevention efforts. Kelly will explain the Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel (3RPORT), why it's needed, where it will be located and how it will help promote better river water quality.
July 30, noon: Fort Wayne's Rivers
• Join Dan Wire from the Tri-State Watershed Alliance for an opportunity to learn more about our City's three rivers. Totaling over 800 miles of primary rivers and streams, the St. Joseph and St. Marys watersheds impact downtown Fort Wayne in very different ways. Learn about the many agencies that monitor these waters for flow volumes, river water quality and other data and where this information is available for public review.
The Envision Fort Wayne Center is a downtown storefront that provides citizens the opportunity to comment, discuss and review aspects of City of Fort Wayne projects.
