A public involvement meeting that focuses on the State Route 103 corridor study project takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the town hall.
According to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, the meeting is for the purpose of getting feedback and to gather information from residents and businesses along the corridor study area.
Choice One, the engineer firm on the project, has invited residents and businesses along the corridor to the meeting, according to Mehaffie.
Over 300 signatures of registered Bluffton voters were delivered to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer, on Monday.
The signatures are part of citizen-led initiative to referend Bluffton council’s Ordinance 9-16, passed on June 20. The ordinance establishes a surcharge on water and sewer accounts in the village.
Those passing the petitions provided the following statement:
“If the ordinance went into affect a typical Bluffton family using 400 cubic feet of water per month will experience a 28 percent increase in their monthly water and sewer bill.
Bluffton school board will act on a host of contracts at its July meeting on Monday.
In addition one teacher resignation will be acted up on.
Elizabeth Cogley, high school teacher and senior class advisor, has announced her resignation.
One certified employee contract will be acted upon for Emily Kriegel. Her’s will be a one-year contract and if hired she will enter the system as a master’s step 2 and will be offered a salary of $39,966.
