The Wednesday, Nov. 22, special Bluffton council meeting regarding the proposed establishment of an Energy Special Improvement District (ESID) by the Toledo/ Lucas County Port Authority has been cancelled, according to Jack Huber, village administrator.
It will be rescheduled for some time in early December.
A second special council meeting previously scheduled for 8 p.m. on Nov. 22 is now pushed back to 7 p.m.. That special council meeting is for the fiscal year 2018 budget.
• Read statement by Joe Sehlhorst
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• Failed ordinance also attached
In a totally unexpected move, on Monday four members of Bluffton council voted to repeal the water and sewer surcharge that it enacted in the spring of 2016.
The legislation was not part of the original council packet, made available to the media, earlier in the week. It was added later and not released to the media in advance.
Bluffton has received a $20,000 NatureWorks grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The grant enables the village to replace the existing restroom at the Buckeye Park.
Vetter Lumber provides the drawings that accompany this story. Additional drawings are below.
The grant is one of the discussion points at Monday’s council meeting.
Monday’s meeting is a light agenda. The council packet is attached at the bottom of this story.
A special Bluffton council meeting was called for tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 31) at 8 p.m. in the Bluffton town hall to discuss the police department K-9 program.
The notice of the meeting to the media was made at 4 p.m. on Monday.
Bluffton council passed by emergency legislation authorizing the purchase and training of a police K-9 from funds donated to the K-9 project.
Bluffton council plans emergency legislation on Monday to authorize the purchase and training of a police K-9 from funds donated to the K-9 project.
The legislation makes official what was announced earlier when the police department raised over $17,000 in donations and pledges for purchase and training of a police dog.
Police Sergeant Tyler Hochstetler will be the designated handled for the dog.
Ryan Burkholder, police chief, informed Bluffton council members on Oct. 12 that the department achieved it $17,000 goal to purchase the dog.
Bluffton school board approved a five-year school district fiscal forecast presented by Paula Parish, on Oct. 16.
"Schools are required to prepare a five-year forecast two times each year, once in October and then an update in May." she told the Icon. "The forecast serves as a good tool to help monitor the revenues and expenses for the district."
The forecast includes actual figures for fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, through June 30, 2017.
