FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Monday, Mayor Sharon Tucker and the City of Fort Wayne’s Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup announced that 46 neighborhood improvement grant projects are being awarded, totaling more than $200,000. These projects range from new landscaping in common areas to replacing neighborhood signage.
The announcement was held in the Hearthstone Neighborhood on Wallen Road. Hearthstone is using grant funding to install an outside community bulletin board to share neighborhood updates with residents, in addition to minor improvements to their common and recreation area.
Representatives from Hearthstone were at the announcement to celebrate the Neighborhood Improvement Grant program.
The City of Fort Wayne released the following:
The program, overseen by the City’s Community Development Division, is designed to support neighborhood beautification efforts and strengthen neighborhood involvement. Each year neighborhoods are asked to incorporate additional community engagement in the grant application process to showcase how their projects are resident-led and resident-serving.
The projects selected will enhance neighborhood aesthetics, provide a clear community benefit, be accessible to all neighborhood residents, and increase civic pride. Expenses such as routine maintenance, major infrastructure projects, social events, or operating expenses were not eligible for grant funds.
“The Neighborhood Improvement Grant program continues to grow and succeed. When we care about and invest in neighborhoods, Fort Wayne becomes stronger and more vibrant,” said Mayor Tucker. “This effort is another example of how open communication and trust can lead to new and innovate ways to enhance our community.”
Today, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that 46 neighborhoods have received Neighborhood Improvement Grants for…
Posted by City of Fort Wayne Government on Monday, May 6, 2024
Each proposal was evaluated and scored based on grant criteria and available funding.
The list below is the initial grant recipients, along with a short description of their proposed projects, which still require all necessary permits and approvals:
Becketts Run – Trail improvements in the neighborhood common area
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Bloomingdale – Install informational signs throughout the neighborhood which aim to commemorate significant historical sites
Grant amount: $4,020.00
Brierwood Hills – Improve the neighborhood entrance with landscaping enhancements, electrical improvements, and cleaning the existing limestone pillars
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Broad River – Develop a parklet in a vacant lot on Scott Avenue in the northern portion of the neighborhood that does not have ample greenspace
Grant amount: $4,993.82
Concordia Gardens – Continue making improvements to the common area, including the addition of benches
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Continental Park – Add neighborhood signage, including an LED flashing stop sign for neighborhood safety
Grant amount: $4,145.60
Covington Pines – Add new trees along the neighborhood border to improve existing landscaping
Grant amount: $4,966.25
East Central – Install new neighborhood signage using the recently developed brand identity through the FORTify Neighborhood Accelerator program
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Eastland Gardens Community – Improvements to the front entrance of the neighborhood
Grant amount: $4,317.99
Fairfield – New wayfinding signage and children at play signs to enhance neighborhood traffic calming
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Forest Park Boulevard – Improvements to the boulevard with additional tree planting, median re-seeding, and landscaping
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Forest Ridge Estates – Enhance the neighborhood entrance with repair of the existing signage and improved landscaping
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Hamilton – A neighborhood mural commemorating the rich history of the neighborhood on the wall of a local business
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Hamlets West of Woodland Ridge East – Repair the existing entrance signage, in addition to landscaping improvements
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Harrison Hill – Improving neighborhood landscaping by planting perennial patches with native plants, in addition to adding signage and a bench
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Hearthstone Village – Install an outdoor community bulletin board to share neighborhood messages with residents, and make small improvements to the neighborhood common space
Grant amount: $4,902.00
Historic Foster Park – Improve the landscaping in the park strip located on Sheridan Court
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Historic Oakdale – Celebrate and commemorate the historic identity of the neighborhood with the installation of new sidewalk plaques at a few of the neighborhoods historic homes
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Historic Southwood Park – Continue an effort to improve the overall tree canopy throughout the neighborhood by installing new street trees
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Imperial Swathmore – Enhance the landscaping at neighborhood entrances, in addition to adding new picnic tables in the common areas
Grant amount: $5,000.00
LaRez – Neighborhood traffic calming improvements, including the addition of a radar speed sign to alert drivers when they need to slow down
Grant amount: $3,600.00
Lincoln Village – Improving the neighborhood common area with the addition of new benches
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Manor Park – Adding a new play structure in the common area to serve the children of the neighborhood by providing ample space to play
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Mill Creek Villas – Remove existing invasive trees in the neighborhood and replace with native/non-invasive plants, in addition to replacing lighting near the neighborhood monument sign
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Nebraska – Install a unique community history sharing project which will include photos and stories of long-time neighborhood residents. The project will be a physical art installment at the neighborhood owned Wayne Knitting Mills Park on Boone Street.
Grant amount: $5,000.00
New Glenwood Park – Improve the neighborhood entrance with a new entrance sign and landscaping
Grant amount: $5,000.00
North Highlands – Add new concrete pads and benches at bus stops in the neighborhood, while adding new salt barrels so residents can help keep sidewalks safe in the winter
Grant amount: $3,800.00
Northside – Improve the aesthetics of the business corridor in East State Village with the addition of new planters
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Pettit-Rudisill – Establish a new community garden to help serve the neighborhood
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Pine Valley – Repair walkway lighting for a section of the common area in the neighborhood which currently has little to no lighting
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Seven Oaks – Add new picnic tables to the neighborhood common area
Grant amount: $4,750.00
Shannonside – Install new mulching and borders at the recently installed swing sets to ensure that people can safely use them
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Shores of Rock Creek – Enhance the neighborhood entrance with new signage
Grant amount: $4,968.00
Springfield – Install a new outdoor community message board to share neighborhood messages with residents
Grant amount: $2,448.49
Stonefield Community – Install new light poles and sign posts with solar-powered lighting in areas near the neighborhood entrance
Grant amount: $5,000.00
The Fountain – Install a new neighborhood fountain at the entrance
Grant amount: $5,000.00
The Shores of Coventry – Replace or repair several lights in the neighborhood common area to improve safety
Grant amount: $4,968.00
Trier Ridge Park – Enhance the neighborhood entrance with improved landscaping
Grant amount: $4,190.87
Village Woods – Improve the neighborhood entrance signage and landscaping
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Villas of LaCabreah – Restore the stones and lawn along the common area pond
Grant amount: $4,500.00
Wedgewood Place – Add new play equipment, including a new painted hop-scotch area in the common area to increase recreational activity for children
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Westchester Glens – Improved landscaping and tree canopy in the neighborhood, including the area between the front entrance ponds
Grant amount: $5,000.00
Wheatridge – Common area improvement, including the removal of tree stumps, and planting new native plants and trees
Grant amount: $4,700.00
Williams Woodland Park – Installing a new artistic crosswalk with the City’s painted pavement program
Grant amount: $1,316.00
Woodhurst – Continue installing new neighborhood signage
Grant amount: $4,817.00
Woodland Lake – Improving recreational opportunities for the neighborhood with the addition of a playset in the common area
Grant amount: $5,000.00
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