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By Paula Pyzik Scott
Editor of the Bluffton Icon

Can you name the company that is your electric energy supplier?

This past summer I discovered that my participation in the local government aggregation program offered in Bluffton was inadvertently dropped. I wrote about this HERE.

The result of this error was like paying more than a thirteenth electricity bill, as shown by my recent refund.

While all electricity customers in Bluffton have distribution service by American Electric Power (AEP), you can choose a generation company from among a long list found on the Energy Choice Ohio website, you can choose to participate in the Bluffton/Allen County aggregation program or AEP can supply your electric energy at a variable rate.

You could say the aggregation program is an opportunity to have someone else do homework on current rates for you.

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The Village of Bluffton has announced the following public meeting to be held at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.

- Parks & Recreation Committee on Thursday, January 9 at 5:30 p.m.   

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Bluffton High School will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, January 9. To schedule an appointment or find other nearby events, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=45817

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Provided by Scott Little, Bluffton Ohio Historical Society secretary

The January meeting of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will be Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in the History Room on the main floor of the Bluffton Public Library at 7:00 p.m. 

Agenda items include our first Show & Tell, Part 1 set for Wednesday, January 15, in the basement Community Room at the library at 6:00 p.m, and goal setting for 2025 and beyond. 

The meeting is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.

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Provided by Chief Jon Kinn, Bluffton Fire Department

The Bluffton Fire Department received 159 calls for service in 2024. This is higher than usual and shows an increase of 48 calls compared to 2023.  In 2022, the calls received were 117 and 93 calls for service in 2021. (See chart below.)

The increased call volume was a result of an increase in false alarm calls at various facilities and an increase in motor vehicle crashes.  There was also an increase in grass/field fires and also heavy equipment (i.e. combine and tractor) fires.

The Bluffton Fire Department covers an area of forty square miles.  The department is responsible for all of the Village of Bluffton and also portions of Richland and Orange Townships.

The entirely volunteer department also recorded a total of 149 of in-house training hours by the members of the department.  Additionally, many hours were spent maintaining vehicles, special events and regular business meetings monthly.  

Thank you to the residents of the Village of Bluffton and the surrounding areas for their continued support of the fire department and all of Bluffton’s Safety Services.

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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, January 10.

Director Jim Enneking has announced that Circle U Waffle Co. will be catering the breakfast.

The 7:30 a.m. program will feature Jesse Blackburn and company, who will provide an update on 202 projects including a new roundabout on SR 103 and transitioning village EMS from a volunteer staff to a paid staff.

For more information, visit www.ExploreBluffton.com/

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