Items on the August 14 council agenda
The Village of Bluffton has provided a preliminary agenda for the August 14 Council Meeting including the following items. The regular council meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. with a public hearing at 7:05 p.m. regarding an alley vacation petition for 150 Cherry St.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Dave Stratton & Cindy Leis - Allen Economic Development Group (AEDG) regarding an Enterprise Zone Agreement with Diamond Manufacturing
COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Ordinance Committee: 08/02
- Finance Committee: 08/11
- Boards & Commissions Pathway Board: 07/28
LEGISLATION
ORDINANCE NO. 08-2023 - 1st Reading of an ordinance to vacate an alley as requested by Matthew and Hannah Alspach
ORDINANCE NO. 09-2023 - 1st Reading of an ordinance to vacate a 15 foot sanitary easement in Parkview of Bluffton
RESOLUTION NO. 23 -2023 - 3rd Reading of a resolution authorizing village administrator to prepare and submit an application to participate in the Ohio Public Works Commission state capital improvement and/or local transportation improvement program(s) and to execute contracts for South Spring Street watermain replacement as required.
RESOLUTION NO.2 4-2023- 3rd Reading of a resolution authorizing village administrator to prepare and submit an application to participate in the Ohio Public Works Commission state capital improvement and/or local transportation improvement program(s) and to execute contracts for Pocono Drive water and sewer improvements as required.
RESOLUTION NO. 25-2023 3rd Reading of a resolution authorizing village administrator to prepare and submit an application to participate in the Ohio Public Works commission state capital improvement and/or local transportation improvement program(s) and to execute contracts for Jackson Street improvements as required
RESOLUTION NO. 27-2023 1st Reading by emergency of a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor of the Village of Bluffton, Ohio to enter into an Enterprise Zone agreement with Diamond Manufacturing of Bluffton, Ltd.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- October 15 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award