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More Responsible Restart Ohio opening dates listed

Invoving child care, campgrounds, gyms, fitness centers, sports leagues, pools
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2020 - 12:05pm

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, on May 15 provided the following sector opening dates established as part of the Responsible RestartOhio plan. 

CHILD CARE: MAY 31

Beginning Sunday, May 31, childcare providers in Ohio will be permitted to reopen if these providers can meet required safety protocols. 

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Bluffton residents standing up and being counted

Community's U.S. Census self-response rate at 76.5%
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 14, 2020 - 5:04pm

Bluffton residents are standing up and being counted.

The latest self-response rates as of May 12 reveal that 76.5 percent of Bluffton residents have responded to the U.S. Census. Of that total, 66 percent responded on the census internet survey. 

Bluffton’s 2010 response rate to the census was 82.6 percent, so it appears that the village is on track to top that percentage figure this time around.

The accompanying chart show total census responses in Allen County.

Census Day was April 1. For persons who have yet to be counted, there are three ways to do it.

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Village has opening for FT public works department employee

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 14, 2020 - 4:23pm

The village of Bluffton has an opening for a full-time public works department employee, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.

Interested persons should drop off a resume with three references to:
Village of Bluffton
154 N. Main St.
Bluffton, OH 45817
Attn: Village administrator

Applications will be accepted until 4 p.m., Monday, June 1. The complete job description is below:

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Additional services reopening in Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2020 - 10:02am

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided the following COVID-19 updates. 

PANDEMIC EBT PLAN:

Governor DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (OJFS) has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture for its Pandemic EBT plan. The Pandemic EBT program was included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020.

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Bike and pedestrian count underway

Ninth year of the project shows that bikers and pedestrian traffic is increasing in Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 12, 2020 - 5:05pm

You will see many Bluffton residents parked in strategic locations around town this week with a notepad and pencil.

They are volunteers involved in a twice-a-year bike and pedestrian count in the village. Twenty-seven residents are involved in this week's count.

You’ll find them near the Lion’s Way path on Lake Street, on College Avenue near the Triplett Bike Path, at Main and Parkview, at Augsburger and Elm Street and a couple other locations in town.

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Answers to the 2 most FAQs in Bluffton this month

When is clean-up week? • Will Republic pick up our trash and recycle carts?
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 12, 2020 - 4:23pm

The two most frequently asked questions in Bluffton this month are:
• When in clean-up week?
• What do we do with the Republic trash and recycle carts?

The answers follow:
Clean up week May 18-21
Village of Bluffton clean up week is Monday to Thursday, May 18-21, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.

Dumpsters will be placed at the Bluffton recycle center on Spring Street during this period.

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