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School board acts to approve 2016 grads on Monday

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2016 - 9:54pm

Bluffton school board will act on approving the graduates of the class of 2016 on Monday evening during the regular May board meeting.

The list is an attachment to this story, as is the Monday agenda.

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Surcharges, Shannon Cemetery, Airport, garbage-refuse rates all on Monday's council agenda.

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 1, 2016 - 4:29pm

Bluffton council will act on nine pieces of legislation Monday covering everything from surcharges on water and sewers, Shannon Cemetery, Bluffton Airport, garbage and refuse service and pay rates.

Copies of the ordinances involved are part of the council packet, which is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

In other action, Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, will provide updates on the village west side interceptor and waste water treatment plan project. Bids will go out on May 4 with bid openings May 27.

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Contract night for Bluffton school board

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2016 - 4:45pm

It was contract night on April 18 for the Bluffton school board as many contracts for this spring and for next school year were approved.

Action involved:

• Seventeen certified contracts for 2016-17
• Four classified contracts for 2016-17
• Twenty-nine supplemental contracts for 2016-17

Also, the board approved several Saturday school supervisors and classified employees.

Class fees and handbooks for elementary, middle and high school for 2016-17 were also approved.

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Council may raise water-sewer rates; discussion on Monday agenda

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2016 - 4:41pm

Bluffton council will hear the first reading to consider a water and sewer rate increase to village customers on Monday.

The proposed increase could take effect in the July 2016 billing cycle. A chart on the council packet spells out the rates for cutomers.

In other council business preparations for the 2016 swimming pool season are underway. Council will discuss the pool's heater problems. The recreation committee is recommending that the village accepts a quote from M&R Plumbing and Heating to install a gas boiler systerm for an estimated cost of $15,000.

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Village finance meeting April 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 15, 2016 - 12:08pm

The Village of Bluffton’s Finance Committee meet Monday, April 18, at 7 pm. at the town hall, according to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.

 

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2016 village sidewalk program will begin soon

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 3, 2016 - 3:12pm

Spring is here and the 2016 village sidewalk program will begin in the next two weeks – weather permitting.
 
Bluffton council’s streets, alleys, lights and sidewalk committee, meeting on March 29, recommended several items to be on the council’s Monday night agenda.
 
Among those is a statement in the committee meeting minutes stating that reminder letters for the west side of the village will be sent out by April 6.
 
It was also noted that the village is finishing up some items on the village east side.
 

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