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Mayor Sharon Tucker previews 2026 priorities: bridge funding, homelessness proposals and state law impacts
Summary
Mayor Sharon Tucker told the Fort Wayne City Council she will bring proposals this year to revisit funding for the Puffer Valley/Van Family bridge and to address the city's growing homeless population, and she warned the administration is preparing for changes linked to recent state legislation (referred to in the meeting as SB 1).
Mayor Sharon Tucker addressed the newly seated council and previewed several priorities the administration will bring forward in 2026.
Tucker said she will continue scheduled council office hours (Tuesdays from 3 to 5 p.m.) and that the administration's State of the City address is set for February. She said the city will bring a request to the council to consider completing the Puffer Valley connecting bridge (referred to in the meeting as the Van Family Bridge). That project had been cut from an earlier budget; the mayor said…
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