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Hospital plans to expand its parking on Harmon Road

Will remove house at 565 Harmon
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2016 - 4:45pm

During a public hearing, held at Monday’s Bluffton council meeting, the council okayed a request from Bluffton Hospital to rezone a property on Harmon Road.

The zoning change enables the hospital to raze a house, which it owns, at 565 Harmon Road, and to create additional parking at the hospital. (see attached map).

The property is currently Residential I and will move to Residential II.

The property is directly south of the Bluffton Women’s Care building at 559 Harmon Road. 

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Emergency legislation permits Sean Burrell to remain on council during convalescence

The council member is recovering from surgery; is unable to attend meetings
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 9, 2016 - 4:19pm

Thanks for modern technology a member of Bluffton council will continue to serve in office while being unable to physically attend meetings this fall and winter.

On Monday council passed an emergency resolution regarding Sean Burrell, who has undergone surgery. That surgery prevents him from leaving his home during his convalescence.

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$290,000 Airpark Master Plan Study will focus on Bluffton Airport

Village share of project could be as low at $14,500
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 7, 2016 - 3:26pm

A projected $290,000 Airpark Master Plan Study for the Bluffton Airport will become a reality, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.

He will update Bluffton council on Monday about the project, which includes a 90 percent grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The village still awaits official notification from the Ohio Department of Transportation, which may provide an additional 5 percent toward the grant. That application went to the Ohio Office of Aviation.  Its total is $14,500.

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Sooner than you think...as the mowing season ends the leaf pick-up season starts

Followed by catch basin clean-out
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2016 - 8:56pm

Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, will inform Bluffton council of the fall leaf plan at Monday’s council meeting. The entire Monday agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

Weather always dictates when the village launches its fall leaf pick-up. Mehaffie, said that it’s likely to begin the last week of October.

“As grass mowing slows down, leaf pick up increases,” he said, anticipating that it will continue through November.

After the leaf pick-up concludes, village employees will turn their focus on cleaning out catch basins.

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School board action involves winter coaching supplemental contract action

13 contracts on the agenda Monday
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2016 - 9:03pm

Several winter supplemental coaching contracts are on Monday’s Bluffton school board agenda.

Thirteen contracts to be acted upon involve boys’ basketball, freshman boys’ basketball, middle school boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and wrestling. The list is in the board agenda, an attachment at the bottom of this story.

Other board action involves:

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Street discussion all the way to 2019 on Monday's council table

Streets, Alleys, Lights and Sidewalk Committee will bring recommendation
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2016 - 8:13pm

Bluffton council is looking as far ahead as 2019 in its street program.  Action on all or part of the multi-year recommendations will be considered on Monday evening.

The streets on the schedule and their projected costs are part of the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Bluffton Paving Co., cost estimates for 2016 total $383,294. Five additional projects were later added to the original 2016 street program at an estimated cost of $93,669.

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