Fort Wayne City Council

The city has opened up an online comment portal to allow residents to ask questions and share their thoughts on the proposed low-barrier shelter in the 300 block of East Washington Boulevard.

Councilman Russ Jehl pulled two of his three resolutions that he said would increase accountability around the data center. The third resolution to establish a "quality of life" task force was tabled until July.

Despite evidence of strong support for the project, the proposed-Anchor Resource Center will have to wait until later this year to move forward.

The planned low-barrier homeless resource center would be in the 300 block of East Washington Boulevard in downtown Fort Wayne. Some in the city have expressed concern about unspecified safety issues.

Fort Wayne City Council removed the public comment period from Tuesday's agenda, frustrating residents who had shown up to speak about the Google data center.

Data centers are cropping up all over Indiana and the country, despite public opinion shifting heavily on the projects.

Republican Council President Russ Jehl says his job will take him away from the work of city council for a number of upcoming meetings so he handed off the gavel. At his request, Democratic City Councilman Geoff Paddock will fill the role for the remainder of the year.

The council ammended several cuts into the budget, including a $1 million cut to the Southeast Plan.

The City of Fort Wayne released the budget late last month, with an expectation for a revenue loss due to Senate Bill 1.

The budget looks to plan ahead for expected challenges from changes at the state.