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Village will pay Sportmen's Club $13,174 in sewer backup damages

Bluffton council on Monday agreed to pay the Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club $13,174 for damages caused on Dec. 22 when sewage backed up and overflowed into the club’s depot on Spring Street.

Tom Augsburger, club president, asked council for financial help in the matter, after the village’s insurance carrier refused to pay for an insurance claim on the overflow. Augsburger said that the club did not carry sewer back up insurance at the time, “but we do now.”

The overflow, which Augsburger said, was “class 3 water,” or raw sewage.

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Village gets $113,100 grant for Kibler water main project; Garmatter project still a possiblity

The Village of Bluffton has received a $113,100 grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission, Columbus, to assist in the cost of the Kibler Street water main replacement project. Funding will be available on July 1.

Another possible grant has yet to be decided upon. The village hopes to receive a grant for financial assistance for a Garmatter water main replacement project.
That grant is through the Small Community Program.

Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, will explain the grants at Monday’s Bluffton council meting.

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Council accepts three resignations following Monday executive session

Following a 30-minute Monday night executive session to discuss personnel matters, Bluffton council accepted resignation from three village employees.

Council accepted resignations from:
• Jerry Cupples, village zoning inspector
• Chad Cupples, police officer
• Drew Probst, auxiliary police officer

Rick Skilliter, police chief, spoke following the vote to accept the resignations: “The two police resignations are unrelated to each other.”

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Bluffton council anticipates joining ODOT's bridge inspection program

Bluffton council meets Monday at 8 p.m. The village anticipates entering into a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation for a bridge inspection program.

The council agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Nine supplemental contracts on Monday's school board agenda

The Bluffton school board will consider nine supplemental contracts at Monday’s February school board meeting. Eight of the nine involve spring coaching positions. One is a contract for Kevin King as head volleyball coach for 2014-15.

The meeting is in the Bluffton High School library.

Other agenda items include consideration of the 2014-15 open enrollment policy and accepting the general property tax amounts and rates approved by the Allen County Budget Commission.

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Sidewalk appeals board rescheduled for Feb. 11

The organizational meeting of the Bluffton council Sidewalk Appeals Board that was scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4, was cancelled due to weather.

The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. in the town hall.
 

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