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New member Lindsey Hammond will join Ken Fries and Bob Armstrong
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After months of delays from legal challenges, the Allen County Council approved the commissioners proposed sale/lease of the Allen County Courthouse to the Allen County Building Corporation as a funding mechanism for building the new jail. The courthouse will operate as normal.
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The Allen County Council said it needs more information before voting on the $9 million the West Central Fire District requested for a new station.
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The lawsuits filed by a group of citizens attacking the funding structure of the planned jail have delayed the project, and attorneys representing inmates want to have the court step in.
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The two similar suits attack the structure put in place by county officials to pay for the $300-million project.
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All NewsWith Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters retiring at the end of the year, his seat had an open Republican primary for the first time in 20 years. EACS board member Ron Turpin won the GOP nomination for that seat. And At-Large Councilman Kyle Kerley is out.
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All NewsThe Allen County Residents Against the Jail filed suit against the Allen County Commissioners, the building corporation, and the Indiana Department of Local Government Spending to stop the county from using the Allen County Courthouse as collateral for bonds.
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All NewsLast year, TRAA Executive Director Joel Benz asked the Fort Wayne City Council for $3 million to keep the ambulance service afloat. Now, he said they’ve used roughly $900,000 of it.
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All NewsWith funding packages approved and conditions stabilizing in the existing jail, both sides agree another formal in-person status conference may not be necessary.
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All NewsThe Allen County Council reversed its earlier decision and approve the bond payment needed for construction of the new jail.