A new proposed rating system for Ohio school districts will make it much more difficult for districts to obtain the top rating of an "A," according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.
Writing in the spring Bluffton Exempted Village Schools newsletter, Denecker, writes that last year 352 fo the 609 school districts in Ohio obtained either an "Excellent" or "Excellent with Disctinction" designation.
In recognition of Police Memorial Week, the Bluffton Police Department invites the public to attend a first-of-its kind event in Bluffton.
According to Rick Skiliter, police chief, the department will hold a memorial service followed by an open house of the police department. The event, open to the public, will follow the 8 p.m. Bluffton council meeting Monday, May 14.
With the passage of the March one-quarter income tax levy the village is gearing up for major water line replacement work. The projects address problem water mains in the village have are believed to cause rusty colored water.
Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, outlined the replacement procedure with Bluffton council members on Monday evening.
He said that the village service department is reviewing the plans and is 95 percent finished with that step of the process.
The lone piece of the village water plant building on Triplett Drive just north of Steinmetz Field will soon be history. Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, will report to Bluffton council on Monday that the building will be removed.
In his council report, Mehaffie says the village has already removed the clear well and aeration structure on that site. The building removal is in conjunction wih the Bluffton schools construction project at Steinmetz Field.
