FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Residents in Fort Wayne’s East Central neighborhood are working with city officials and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fight back against rising extreme heat.
On Tuesday evening, the neighborhood hosted a private community dinner and input session at the Foellinger Foundation. The event is part of a federally funded EPA planning grant awarded to the City of Fort Wayne and Indiana Tech to develop neighborhood-specific solutions to urban heat.
Organizers say East Central was selected due to its vulnerability, being near the city’s core, where tree cover is limited and surface temperatures run higher due to dense development…