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Council holds its 2018 budget hearing Monday night

Bluffton council will hold its 2018 budget hearing at 8:15 p.m. Monday during the July 10 council session. The proposed budget projects a general fund with a beginning balance of $2,925,690. The budget contains 21 pages of information.

Once the budget is approved – it is a fiscal roadmap for the village - the council acts on 2018 appropriations. That action generally takes place in the final meeting of 2017. The appropriations are much more clearly defined that the budget.

The proposed budget is attached at the bottom of this story.

Here's the mass bicycle start of the third annual Ride to Remember bike ride. This year 212 bikers took advantage of the ride. The mass start was at 8 a.m. Saturday at Bluffton Family Recreation. The next shot shows bikers on Dixie Highway south of town. Watch for lots more photos this week. CLICK HERE FOR THE MASS START VIDEO.

Here's the mass bicycle start of the third annual Ride to Remember bike ride. This year 212 bikers took advantage of the ride. The mass start was at 8 a.m. Saturday at Bluffton Family Recreation.

Third month in a row of 500+ calls; that nearly 20 per day

The Bluffton Police Department report that calls for service numbered above 500 for the third month in a row. In June the department had 537 total calls for service, which is an average of 17.9 calls per day.
 
Total Calls for Service (CFS) – 537
Total Reportable Offenses – 28
Traffic Crashes Handled – 3

June 1

New houses are going up in Bluffton. The Parkview Development is where the action is this summer. Several houses are under construction and the development is not yet one year old. Click here for more details about the development.

For youth at BFR July 10 - 14

Registration for Camp Laffalot held at Bluffton Family Recreation is extended to  Sunday, July 9, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.

The camp will run from Monday to Friday, July 10-14. Persons with questions please browse the Camp Laffalot site or contact the director Pat Nymberg directly at  (513) 313-2076.

Laffalot Summer Camp offers youth ages 6 to 12 a week of fun-filled activities. Camp is held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Led by well-trained counselors, campers will spend the day playing high-energy sports and games that help them:

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