The Orange Township Board of Trustees held its 2026 reorganizational meeting on Thursday, January 8 with the following agenda. Minutes from December 11 and 30, 2025 meetings, are attached below.
MEDIA RELEASE__ The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2026. Meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Board Room at 145 South Main St., Bluffton.
No meetings will take place in July or December.
Board members are Bob Beer, president; Emily VonStein, vice president; Carrie Phillips, secretary; Amy Lehman Mikesell, Robert Scott, Chanda Smith, and Nancy Yeager.
Recap of final regular Bluffton Council meeting for 2025
By Betsi Werling
Bluffton Council met on Monday, December 22 with Mayor Richard Johnson presiding over the meeting. There were no public comments or committee reports.
LEGISLATION
Ordinance No. 13-2025 was approved after the third reading. This allows the Village to assign zoning district classifications to certain annexed properties (near SR 103 east of I-75) located in the Village of Bluffton.
The Bluffton Board of Education monthly meeting took place on Monday, December 15 at 5 p.m. There were no treasurer’s transactions or visitors this month.
Mayor Richard Johnson conducted the December 8 regular meeting of the Bluffton Council, which included a report from a team of ONU Engineering students and the approval of several ordinances and resolutions by emergency to meet year-end deadlines.
