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Fort Wayne Common Council adopts 2026 budget after targeted cuts, narrowly approves $1 million reduction for Southeast plan
Summary
After hours of debate and a series of friendly withdrawals, the Fort Wayne Common Council adopted the 2026 civil city budget as amended, approving a contested $1,000,000 cut to Southeast implementation on a 5-3 vote while preserving many multiyear commitments such as Arts United.
The Fort Wayne Common Council voted to adopt the city's 2026 civil city budget as amended after a lengthy committee review and full-council session on Oct. 28, 2025, approving a package of department cuts, carryovers and policy clarifications to close the gap caused in part by state-level changes to local tax distributions.
Pat (Pat Roller), who presented the administration's summary of the new budget rules caused by Senate Bill 1 and the current numbers, told the council that combining property and income tax revenue for planning was a major change and outlined the administration's view of the fiscal picture. The administration's presentation described a structural gap that the council addressed with a mix of cuts, one-time cash use and reallocation of other local funds.
Council members approved several individual reductions during the session, including a $775,000 materials-and-supplies reduction for the…
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