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Superintendent addresses school plan to deal with shortage of revenue for fiscal 2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 29, 2011 - 9:49pm

Note: The following column is by Greg Denecker, superintendent of Bluffton schools. The column is part of the current school newsletter. A complete copy of the newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this article.

I want to bring everyone up-to-date on the plans to deal with a shortage of revenue from fiscal year 2011. The new state budget proposal (which will probably pass close to current projections) will perpetuate a significant decrease in revenue for our district over the next two years.

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April 28 North Dixie Highway annexation hearing cancelled

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2011 - 6:39pm

The Village of Bluffton's North Dixie Highway annexation hearing hit another snag this week. The hearing was set for 10 a.m., Thursday, April 28, in the Allen County courthouse. That hearing is now cancelled.

A letter of explanation is being sent to property owners in the proposed annexation area. That letter follows:

To the Property Owners in the Proposed Annexation Area to the Village of Bluffton

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Bluffton teachers agree to freeze base salaries

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 19, 2011 - 10:31pm

Complete agenda is available as an attachment at the bottom of this story.

Bluffton teachers agreed to freeze their base salaries for three years. The action took place at the April Bluffton school board meeting on Monday. In addition, teachers agreed to not take step increases in 2011-12.

In March the Bluffton school administrators agreed to no pay raises in 2011-12.

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2011 village finances: "So far, so good"

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 11, 2011 - 5:32pm

Except for the price of gas, Village of Bluffton finances appear to be on target so far this year. That's a quick overview of the first quarter of 2011 as reported to Bluffton council by Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.

Kindle gave her assessment at Monday's council meeting. She said that revenue and expenses are "where we expected them to be." She continued: "The budget is holding up except for the price of gas." She indicated that if the price continued to increase this summer the village could face some tough decisions.

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Meet www.bluffton-ohio.com - the newest kid on the Internet block

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 4, 2011 - 4:50pm
The top of the Village of Bluffton's home page

The Village of Bluffton's website is live! Fred Rodabaugh, mayor, told The Icon that the long-awaited site was officially posted on the Internet this weekend.

The website www.bluffton-ohio.com offers several bits of information including separate pages for:

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Bluffton council approves ambitious 2011 street repair program

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 28, 2011 - 5:20pm

Bluffton council okayed a 2011street maintenance program on Monday that, when added together in one length, extends for more than one mile.

Depending upon the funds available, the following projects will take place this year:

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