Category Archives: Floods

MY FIRST FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Posted on June 5, 2009 by

I filed my first Freedom of Information Act request – better known as an “FOIA”  request – asking for information about Thieme Drive and the City’s plans to destroy it. I received a couple of calls from a city attorney … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Floods, Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive, West Central Neighborhood | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

CITY MANIPULATES THIEME DRIVE FLOOD CONTROL ISSUE

Posted on April 3, 2009 by

And now, the rest of the story – the real story that is.  The City, through one of its engineers, continues to misrepresent and manipulate information about flood control measures along Thieme Drive located in the historic district of West … Continue reading →

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THE GREAT BLACK SWAMP – OUR RIVER HERITAGE

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

River front development in Fort Wayne, for the most part, is a phantom dream, and we should accept this fact.  Our City – and anyone who knows me understands that I love this City and where I live – sits … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Floods, Indiana, Rivers, St. Marys River | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

CITY COUNCIL SQUANDERS OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT WORTHY WOMEN’S SHELTER

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

City Council couldn’t quite get its act together to make a decision that would have allowed a worthy and much-needed women’s shelter to begin construction.  Amidst bickering and heated debate, the Council voted to delay its decision on whether or … Continue reading →

Posted in Floods, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne City Council, Local Government, St. Marys River, Women's Interests | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

CITY CONTINUES TO STRAIGHT-JACKET THE ST. MARYS

Posted on February 2, 2009 by

The City doesn’t seem to want to quit messing up the banks of the St. Marys River.  After the Flood of 2003, the City requested a Section 205 Study of the St. Marys River for the purpose of deciding where … Continue reading →

Posted in Army Corps of Engineers, Floods, Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive, West Central Neighborhood | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

CITY MOVING FORWARD ON NORTH RIVER PROJECT?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by

Is the City moving forward on the out-of-sight, out-of-mind North River project? This past February, the City sent a request to Senator Richard Lugar’s office asking for $295,000 to fund a section 216 study to review the old Flood Control … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Floods, Fort Wayne, St. Marys River | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

THE RIVER WIDE – AFTERMATH

Posted on February 8, 2008 by

Wednesday and part of yesterday was a bad day for the flood-fighting effort. The city had brought in one pump, but it had problems and wasn’t working properly. When I got home Wednesday night, the water around my home was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities and Towns, Environment, Floods, Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive, Weather, West Central Neighborhood | 4 Comments

THE RIVER WIDE – ST. MARYS TOPS ITS BANKS AGAIN

Posted on February 7, 2008 by

After going through three floods in a year and a half, I have become familiar with the ebb and flow of the river just across Thieme Drive from home. Yesterday was the the fourth time in four and a half … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities and Towns, Floods, Fort Wayne, West Central Neighborhood | 5 Comments

THIEME DRIVE – SAFE FOR NOW

Posted on January 23, 2008 by

Quite some time ago, I wrote about Thieme Drive and the St. Marys River, both of which are within a few dozen feet of my front door. In July 2003, we experienced what was labeled a “100-year” flood event with … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities and Towns, Environment, Floods, Fort Wayne, History, Rivers, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive | 3 Comments

NORTH RIVER OPTION EXTENDED – AND, AT NO COST

Posted on December 30, 2007 by

The North River project option runs out tomorrow, December 31, 2007. But the Omni Source land deal is still in the works aided by the benevolence of the owners of the property. OmniSource has decided to extend the option on … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Environment, Floods, Fort Wayne City Council, Government, Water Pollution | 6 Comments