FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Tuesday evening, the city council voted 7-0 to allocate the amended amount of $125,000 for Mayor Tucker’s microgrant program.

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The original requested amount was $250,000, but the council approved an amendment 5-2 that reduced the amount to $125,000.

However, the council members who voted to amend the original asking amount said that if this program proves successful, they will discuss allocating the remaining funds to the program.

“One of the things that we have to keep in mind is that this is a pilot program and so there are a lot of questions about how this is going to work. I understand why the council would want to cut that money from $250,000 to $125,000. The nice thing is t

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