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Recap of April 22 Bluffton Council Meeting

Posted by Staff on April 24, 2024 - 6:00am

Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance submitted prior to first reading

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The April 22 regular meeting of the Village of Bluffton Council was just 30 minutes, time enough to touch on a wide variety of topics of community interest. There was no legislation at the meeting.

In the Ordinance Committee report, council was given proposed Ordinance 13.11.10 regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (pages 7-12 in the attached packet) which addresses “a housing crisis, with home prices and rents unaffordable for families and households of middle and moderate income.” If approved, the ordinance would allow for “legal accessory dwelling units on lots in single-family zones and in other zoning districts.”

Council member Mitch Kingsley announced that the ordinance would receive its first reading at the next regular session.

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PHOTO Bluffton Girl Scout troop visits the Mayor

Posted by Staff on April 23, 2024 - 3:20pm

Bluffton Girl Scouts from Troop 21255 recently enjoyed an impromptu meeting with Mayor Richard Johnson. The girls, who are in grades K-2, were working on the Good Neighbor badge when they bumped into Johnson at Bluffton Town Hall. The girls were advised that Johnson is not only mayor, he's also a grandpa. PHOTO provided.

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Perry Bush at BPL Friends of the Library Tea, April 25

Posted by Staff on April 23, 2024 - 2:56pm

At this writing on Tuesday, just seven tickets are still available for the annual Friends of the Library Tea at Bluffton Public Library on Thursday, April 25 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. 

The guest speaker is local author Perry Bush, a professor of history who has written three books:

Dancing With the Kobzar (Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History), Two Kingdoms, Two Loyalties: Mennonite Pacifism in Modern America and Rust Belt Resistance: How a Small Community Took on Big Oil and Won.

Tickets for the formal tea are $20.00; cash or check accepted.

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ODOT has already picked up 89K bags of trash in 2024

Posted by Staff on April 23, 2024 - 9:44am

CORRECTION ODOT has picked up 89K bags of trash so far in 2024.

COLUMBUS__It’s spring, it’s Earth Day, and it’s all happy – until you see litter, and you’re reminded of the human problem that haunts us all.

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Regional news
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PHOTOS Heritage Center progress report

Posted by Paula Scott on April 23, 2024 - 9:10am

An April 18 visit to the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd., shows progress on details including windows, floors and fundraising. The Swiss Community Historical Society broke ground on the project on August 1, 2023.

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PHOTO Incoming call service restored at Bluffton Schools, April 23

Posted by Paula Scott on April 23, 2024 - 8:35am

UPDATE Incoming call service has been restored at Bluffton schools, according to a 9:12 notice.

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