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"Amended" sidewalk ordinance passes first reading by 3-2 count

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 7, 2014 - 10:18pm

A proposed “amended” sidewalk ordinance passed the first of three readings on Monday by a 3 to 2 vote of Bluffton council members.

Voting for the amendment were Sean Burrell, Roger Warren and Joe Sehlhorst. Voting against the amendment were Judy Augsburger and Everett Collier. Mitch Kingsley was absent during the vote.

The amended ordinance proposes that repair of current sidewalks in the village continue at the expense of the property owner. It also proposes that the village create a fund to pay for the installation of new sidewalks where it deems new sidewalks necessary.

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Council amends sidewalk ordinance; entire text in attachment to this story

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 6, 2014 - 8:51pm

It’s clear that spring arrived in Bluffton as indicated by reports in Monday’s Bluffton’s council agenda.

Consider:

   • Go Green is scheduled to begin grinding brush in the Spring Street brush dump.

   • The village service department will turn on water at the village parks this week.

   • Bluffton’s spring clean up is set for May 17-26. Dumpsters will be placed in the Spring Street brush dump.

   • On March 31 the last of the previously frozen service lines in the village finally thawed.

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Bluffton schools accepting open enrollment applications for 2014-15

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 2, 2014 - 2:05pm

The Bluffton Exempted Village School District is currently accepting applications from students interested in attending the school district through open enrollment for the 2014 –2015 school year.

Students from any school district in Ohio may apply and enroll in Bluffton Schools tuition free.  Students are admitted on a full-time basis only.

Applications are approved annually on a first come, first served basis and are subject to grade level enrollment and educational programs.

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Several spring supplemental coaching assignments on Monday's agenda

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 16, 2014 - 9:29pm

Several spring supplemental coaching assignments are on the Monday Bluffton school board agenda.

A copy of the complete agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Bluffton council to consider "grandfathering in" brick sidewalks

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2014 - 10:30pm

Bluffton council will act to amend its sidewalk ordinance on Monday. The amendment affects “existing sidewalks” in the village.

The amendment states that all existing sidewalks in the village will be reviewed by the village administrator to determine if the sidewalk in question is in need of repair or replacement.

It also states that it is the consensus of council that any brick sidewalk in the village that exists as of Jan. 1, 2014, will be grandfathered in provided that is can be maintained and repaired by the property owner.

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Village will pay Sportmen's Club $13,174 in sewer backup damages

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 3, 2014 - 10:10pm

Bluffton council on Monday agreed to pay the Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club $13,174 for damages caused on Dec. 22 when sewage backed up and overflowed into the club’s depot on Spring Street.

Tom Augsburger, club president, asked council for financial help in the matter, after the village’s insurance carrier refused to pay for an insurance claim on the overflow. Augsburger said that the club did not carry sewer back up insurance at the time, “but we do now.”

The overflow, which Augsburger said, was “class 3 water,” or raw sewage.

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