FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Fort Wayne City Utilities marked the completion of its long-term control plan on Wednesday.

The celebration was held at Promenade Park from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and included a time to recognize all parties involved in the plan, as well as interactive displays of utilities projects, family-friendly activities, giveaways, and light refreshments.

The plan, which worked to protect the city’s rivers and strengthen its neighborhoods, is a milestone 18 years in the making.

According to city officials, the plan reduced overflows on the city’s rivers by 90%, protected approximately 45,000 homes from basement backups and flooding, impacted more than 200 neighborhoods, and created over 14,000 jobs.

“This moment belongs to the residents and neighborhood leaders who never sto

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