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Homeowner Repair Loan Program Open

The Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services Homeowner Repair Loan Program is now open to qualified residents.

The program offers 0% interest seven-year loans for heating, air conditioning or roof replacement. Applicants must own their home, it must be their primary residence and the home must be located within City limits. Applicants must also have a household income at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income, or approximately $52,000 for a family of four.

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Halfway There: Riverfront Public Meeting Set for March 7

The planning process for the next phases of Riverfront Fort Wayne is halfway complete and residents are invited to learn about the progress during a public meeting set for Thursday, March 7, 2019.

The meeting will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the North Side High School auditorium, 475 E. State Blvd. Residents should enter through Door #1. Light snacks will be provided.

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Registration Now Open for Fair Housing Summit

Registration is now open for the 2019 Fair Housing Summit, which features Kevin Boyle, the author of Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age.

The Summit is hosted by the City of Fort Wayne’s Metropolitan Human Relations Commission and Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services and is set for April 18, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Summit, 1025 W. Rudisill Blvd. Breakfast and lunch is provided and there is no charge for the event.

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Vincent Village Opens Doors of Home Built with City HUD Funds

Vincent Village hosted an open house today at a new home built with funding from the City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services.

The new home, located in the 2700 block of Lillie Street, is on the Vincent Village campus in the Oxford Neighborhood. A family currently living in one room at Just Neighbors Interfaith Homeless Network will soon move in, making space for another family at the local homeless shelter.

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Centlivre House Now a Designated Local Historic District

January 15, 2019 -- The Charles F. & Mollie Centlivre House, 2417 and 2419 Spy Run Avenue, is now a designated Local Historic District. The home was originally built for Charles F. Centlivre and his wife Mollie, who were the family that operated the Centlivre Brewery. It was built in 1886 and is an outstanding example of the Queen Anne architectural style in Fort Wayne. The architects were the prominent Fort Wayne firm of Wing & Mahurin.

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Call for Workshops Open for Regional Neighborhood Network Conference

Anyone interested in presenting or facilitating a workshop for the upcoming Regional Neighborhood Network Conference (RNNC) is now invited to submit their workshop proposal to the organizing committee.

This year’s RNNC is set for September 19-21, 2019 and is hosted by Fort Wayne. The theme is “Play in the Fort,” with an emphasis on how recreation and social interaction can help transform neighborhoods.

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