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Rick Skilliter will receive state EMT award May 19

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 15, 2010 - 1:35pm

Bluffton police chief Rick Skilliter will be recognized on May 19 in Columbus as the state's EMT-Intermediate of the Year.

The award will be presented during the Ohio EMS Awards ceremony, which is combined with Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physician's (Ohio ACEP) EMS Star of Life Awards ceremony.

The ceremonies will be held at 9:30 a.m. on May 19, in the ODOT Auditorium at the Ohio Department of Public Safety / Ohio Department of Transportation complex, 1980 W. Broad St., Columbus,

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Water and sewer rates going up; Spring Street bridge work begins soon

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2010 - 6:38pm

Water and sewer rates for Bluffton residents will increase 5 percent in August. Bluffton council approved the first of three readings of the ordinance increase at the May 10 council meeting. The meter readings taken in July and billed in August will reflect the new rates.

It appears that by November the Spring Street bridge will again be open to vehicular traffic. Council approved a bid from U.S. Bridge to replace the bridge. The new bridge will be a structural steel truss bridge.

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Bluffton encircled by a bike path? This dream may become a reality

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 27, 2010 - 4:49pm

By Austin Arnold, BGSU Icon intern
A bikepath and walkway completely encircling Bluffton? Maybe. Eventually. The Bluffton council official launched a Pathway Steering Committee focus on that reality on April 28. The group will begin to meet and discuss the long-term plans and logistics of constructing a bike and pedestrian pathway throughout and around the village of Bluffton.

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State Route 103 paving project starts in May

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2010 - 6:57pm

Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs next major project is paving of State Route 103. Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, informed Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs council on April 26, that the project is expected to begin in mid-May, depending upon the weather.

Within the village, the paving includes:
~Ac^a'not^AcFrom Bentley Road overpass to Main Street and on to College Avenue.
~Ac^a'not^AcFrom North Main Street at Jefferson Street to the County Line Road.
(The downtown portion of State Route 103 was paved last summer during the streetscape project.)

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Board of zoning appeals okays yard variance

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2010 - 1:13pm

BOARD OF ZONING AND APPEALS MINUTES

Date: April 13, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 220 W. Elm Street
BZA: Dave Miller, Gordon Diller, and John Harbison
Administration: Nancy Benroth, Steve Chamberlain
Petitioner: Bryan Lloyd and Stephanie Boyer
Guest: Ella Bazzy and Jan Emmert

The legal notice was published in the Bluffton News on April 1, 2010.

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Two flood-damaged Railroad Street properties will be razed

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 12, 2010 - 6:14pm

Bluffton council intends to raze the former Fleming house at 136 Railroad Street. The house was damaged extensively during the 2007 flood. In addition, the village plans to raze the house at 150 Railroad, (second from the corner of Railroad and College).

Council moved to proceed with those projects at the Monday, April 12, council meeting. Council does not own the property at 136 Railroad, but does own the 150 Railroad St. property.

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