Bluffton council hopes to hold a meeting as soon as possible after Labor Day with the property owners of the North Dixie Highway area that is part of a proposed annexation into the village.
The village meeting with property owners is to answer questions and concerns of all involved. Issues involving the proposed annexation were discussed at Monday's Bluffton council meeting.
Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, said that the Allen County Map Office has received the annexation survey from Bacon and Associates. The office personnel are reviewing the survey.
BLUFFTON EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS ALERT SYSTEM: If you would like to be notified of delays and/or cancellations via a text message on your cell phone, visit the Bluffton school's website at www.bluffton.noacsc.org and sign up.
On the website's home page under the "Parents/ Community" heading click on "Parent Alert System" and follow the simple steps to subscribe to alerts.
Contact any Bluffton school office if you have any questions.
In a settlement with Ohio EPA, Bluffton has agreed to comply with wastewater permit requirements and will pay a $10,000 civil penalty for violations related to the repairs and operation of the village's sanitary sewer system.
The Icon has a printer-friendly Bluffton School District calendar for the 2010-11 school year available. Click here to obtain it. You may also go to The Icon "Forms" page to view it. On the "Forms" page you will find several other back-to-school pieces to download. The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 30.
A bit of Bluffton history is disappearing this week. Demolition of original 1896 drinking water storage basins at 111 Triplett Drive (north of Steinmetz soccer field) is being razed.
The following information from Nathan Jordan: Rebar in walls was large diameter and closely nested, as one would expect to see. Rebar in roof (now resting on the bottom) was narrow, as if drawn through a die-like wire or cable. Reportedly, the poured roof sections were added somewhere around the 1940s.
