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Should be an interesting year: Council's sidewalk review board prepares to meet

Shortly after Dennis Gallant, Bluffton mayor, announced 2014 council committee assignments, one of those committees set its calendar in motion.

Council’s sidewalk review board, not even an official council board, decided to organize for the year. The board includes council members Mitch Kingsley and Joe Sehlhorst along with Jason Granger, a citizen appointment.

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Renee Smith will head Bluffton school board in 2014

Bluffton school board reorganized for 2014 on Jan. 8.

The following positions were approved:
• Board president, Renee Smith
• Board vice president, Brad Fruchey

• Officlal delegate to 2014 Ohio School Board Conference, Brad Fruchey
• Alternate delegate, Renee Smith

• Legislative liaison to the Ohio School Board Association, Wes Klinger
• Board’s representative on the Athletic Council, Jeremy Scoles

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Changing of the guards for Bluffton's council: Warren, Augsburger, Burrell in - McGarrity, Steiner out

It was the changing of the guards at Monday’s Bluffton council meeting. After a two-day weather delay, council met for the first time in 2014.

Gone are experienced council members Richard McGarrity and Dave Steiner, whose terms expired. Replacing them are newcomers Roger Warren and Judy Augsburger. Warren is the first council member to be elected as a write-in. Augsburger is only the third woman to ever hold a council seat.

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Bluffton council's first meeting of 2014 moved to Jan. 8

Bluffton council first meeting of 2014 has a two-day weather delay. Originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 6, the meeting is reset for Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 8 p.m. in the town hall. The meeting will include the swearing in of newly-elected council members. 

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

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Good time as any to review village snow emergency ordinance

BLUFFTON COUNCIL'S FINAL MEETING OF 2013 IS MONDAY, DEC. 23. THE MEETING AGENDA IS IN AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Now that Bluffton has experienced its first significant snowfall of the year, an annual
review of snow removal issues is due.

Each year the village has a small handful of residents who use their snow blowers to clear the snow from their sidewalk and driveway into the street.

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Village personnel committee meets Dec. 19

The Village of Bluffton’s personnel committee will be meeting Thursday, Dec. 19, at 1 p.m.  The meeting will be at Town Hall, according to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.
 

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