Public Meetings

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The following meetings have been scheduled by the Village of Bluffton. All will be at the Bluffton Town Hall.

Finance Committee on Wednesday, December 11 at noon.

Streets, Alleys, Lights and Sidewalk Committee on Thursday, December 12 at 3:00 p.m.

Cemetery Board on Friday, December 20 at 11:00 a.m.

Council Meeting on Monday, December 23 at 7:00 p.m.

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The Village of Bluffton Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 9. The agenda (attached HERE) includes the following legislation:

First reading by emergency of an ordinance that begins the process of authorizing the Lima Building Department as local authority for enforcing Ohio building codes, approving plans and specifications, and making inspections. 

In October, Village Administrator Jesse Blackburn reported that the Wood County services currently being used are getting busier and struggling to cover all jobs. He noted that the Village was working on ways to cover plumbing inspections in the portion of Bluffton in Hancock County.

Editor's note: The Lima Building Dept. is also known as the Lima/Allen County Building Department.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Bluffton Council met on Monday, November 25 with Mayor Richard Johnson presiding. There were no individuals present to speak during the public comments section. The Bluffton Icon and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce were in attendance.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Streets & Lights
Joe Sehlhorst reported on meeting with Dr. Fan Ye from Ohio Northern University about potential Civil Engineering student capstone project topics in Bluffton. 

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The following meetings have been schedule the Village of Bluffton and will be held at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.

Joint Personnel & Safety Services Committee - Tuesday, December 3 at noon.

Council Meeting - Monday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m.

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The Village of Bluffton Council will hold a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25. 

The attached agenda includes two items of legislation:

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

At the November 19 special meeting of the Village of Bluffton Ordinance Committee, council members and residents discussed best case and worst case scenarios for the expansion of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the Village.

Seven residents attended the meeting led by council and committee members Mitch Kingsley and Joe Sehlhorst. 

The committee has taken a year to draft legislation that would spell out how residential property owners in Bluffton may build attached and detached ADUS for rental and non-rental purposes. 

The expressed goal of the legislation is to ease housing shortages and allow for a wider range of housing options. ADUs exist in and can be built in Bluffton, but specific guidelines are not provided for the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.

The residents in attendance expressed concerns about changing the character of neighborhoods and creating more rentals with absentee owners. ▶︎

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