Federal stimulus little help for roads, Fort Wayne hears

Benjamin Lanka, The Journal Gazette

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The Fort Wayne community will get at least $50 million from the federal stimulus bill, and possibly much more, but how that money will be spent largely remains undetermined.

The City Council received a report Tuesday on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from its Washington lobbyist. David Gogul of B&D Consulting told the council that although the bill was touted as one that would invest in the country's infrastructure, it is a mixture of many items.