Fort Wayne city council votes on Electric Works investigation

Fort Wayne City Council has voted to investigate the termination of the Electric Works Economic Development Agreement.

The vote Tuesday night was five to three.

To the we now have an update to the electric work 3 contract termination.

City council has approved a motion to investigate why the contract ended so suddenly.

Fox 55's jentill neal talked to councilmembers tonight about what's next?outcue:next few weekstrt: 1:2615-29 tom didier//3rd district councilman 44-56 geoff paddock// 5th district councilman a different meeting than last week..

This time under three hours but with electric works and mayor tom henry as the focal point of discussion.

Tonight city council voted 5 to three to investigate why the deal went sour after years of planning.>17:23:48-17:24:04 "he had the opportunity last week and i offered him two other times to come down.

He's refused both times.

If we need to use it, we will utilize the power if it ends up passing next week 5 to 3 or if michelle is here."the resolution..

Presented by councilmen tom didier and councilmen glynn hines is asking for more transparency from the mayor as to why the agreement was terminated electric works.

However, councilman geoff paddock doesn't think an investigation is necessary.>17:25:02-17:25:15 "i sponsored the financial package a few years ago to bring where it is, so i want to see it move forward.

I don't want to see it get bogged down in a debate or a discussion that really is not relevant to that."paddock says even though the decision of the redevelopment commisson was disappointing, he's just waiting to see what happens next.17:25:30-17:25:51"i've received all the information i've asked for.

The indiana public access councelor signed off on this so to me it did not merit an investigation but having said that it did receive majority of votes and if that holds, then we will see how this continues over the next few weeks."

Members of the