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Council packet for November 14

The attached council packet was provided late Monday afternoon, November 14 for the evening's council meeting.

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Bluffton Schools report card from the State of Ohio, 2021-2022

In recent days, area school districts have issued report cards for students for the first nine weeks of the 2022-2023 school year and honor rolls are being issued.

School districts also received report cards in September 2022. The individual Bluffton schools, as well as the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools district received report cards that can be found at 

https://reportcard.education.ohio.gov/district/045211

An archive of Bluffton report cards is found at 

https://reportcard.education.ohio.gov/archives

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Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing on November 8

A public hearing will be held before the Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals on Tuesday November 8, 2022, at 7:00 pm.

The owners of 320 S. Main Street are requesting a variance from Chapter 153.082 Conditional use, section (D) Home occupation: The owners are asking for approval to convert the residential home into an office(s) for a small tax business.

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Summary of October 24 council meeting

By Paula Scott

The October 24 regular meeting of the Village of Bluffton council began with a moment of silence in memory of council member Jerry Cupples’ wife Sonia, who passed away on October 18.

The meeting included reports from Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow and Pathway Board committees, the first reading of a natural gas aggregation resolution and plans for Blaze of Light decoration dates, among other items. The packet of agenda, prior meeting minutes and supporting materials is attached.

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Village of Bluffton public meetings notice

The Village of Bluffton has announced the following public meetings:

Pathway Board – Thursday, November 3 at noon.

Safety Services Committee – Monday, November 7 at noon.

Utilities Committee – Tuesday, November 8 at noon.

Personnel Committee – Wednesday, November 9 at noon.

Parks & Recreation Committee – Thursday, November 10 at 1:00 p.m.

Village Council – Monday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m.

All meetings are at the Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. unless otherwise noted.

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Summary of October 17 School Board Meeting

CORRECTION: The Bluffton Elementary principal is Ben Thiel, not Ben Theis. Thanks to our readers for all corrections.

At the October 17 Bluffton Board of Education meeting, the elected officials approved contracts including winter sports coaches, approved an overnight trip to Washington D.C. for 8th grade students and heard about expanded Fire Safety Week presentation by the Bluffton Fire Department, among other business.

High School students (and twins) Lauren and Alyssa Speicher were introduced to the board: Lauren has been designated as a 2023 National Merit Scholar semifinalist and Alyssa is a commended student in the program. It was announced that board member Jeremy Scoles received a 2022 OSBA Aptitude Award from the Ohio School Boards Association. 

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