E. Elwood James, 84 of Mt. Cory died July 23, 2019, at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 27, at Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Bluffton.
Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton, and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
The following Bluffton council committee meetings and related meetings are scheuled in July and August. All meetings are in the town hall.
Parks & Rec - Monday, July 29, at noon
Ordinance - Monday, July 29, at 5:30 p.m.
Streets, Alleys & Sidewalks - Monday, July 29, at 7 p.m.
Utilities - Tuesday, July 30, at 4 p.m.
Personnel - Wednesday, July 31, at noon
Pathway Board - Thursday, Aug. 1, at noon
Personnel - Wednesday, Aug. 7, at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m.
A special council meeting of the Bluffton council on Thursday, July 25, at 8 p.m. on the third floor of the Town Hall, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss personnel.
Twenty streets in Bluffton qualify for permissive tax money according to Brion E. Rhodes, Allen County engineer. The list is at the bottom of this story.
Rhodes sent a letter to the village earlier this year, which was part of a recent council packet. The letter notified the village that as of Dec. 31, 2017, $50,774 was available for street work.
The village brings in approximately $1,425 per month in permissive tax money. That money is posted by the county auditor on a monthly basis.
The Rockport and Bluffton First United Methodist churches participated on a mission trip from July 6 through 13, to New Bern, North Carolina.
Dan Groman provided the follow account of the mission trip for the Icon:
This area was devastated by Hurricane Florence in September, 2018, followed by Hurricane Michael less than a month later. There was over $100 million in damage to homes and businesses in New Bern from these storms as the Neuse River rose from the storm surge.
