Public Meetings

The following special council meeting has been scheduled by the Village of Bluffton at Bluffton Town Hall.

Special Council Meeting on Thursday, January 16 at 5:00 p.m. to approve the hiring of a full-time EMS Chief.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Bluffton council held its first regular meeting on January 13 accompanied by a hefty meeting packet of 59 pages (attached).

The Bluffton School Board will meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14 for a re-organizational and regular meeting.

The meeting agenda is HERE.

The board, which is made up of Alice Basinger, Brad Dailey, Roni Kaufman, Wes Klinger and Jeremy Scoles, will elect officers and establish a calendar, among other re-organizational items.

During the regular meeting, the board invites the involvement of visitors and will be asked to approve agreements with:

- Ohio Department of Administrative Cooperative Purchase Program

Submitted by the Richland Township Zoning Board of Appeals

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

A public hearing is scheduled for January 23, 2025 AT 7:00 p.m. by the zoning appeals board to be held at the office of Richland Township at the address stated above.

Contiguous property owners bordering  Ebenezer Mennonite Church at 8905 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road  Bluffton, OH 45817 and interested general public are invited to attend.

The property owner of 8905 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road Bluffton, OH 45817 is requesting to install a new digital sign.

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Provided by the Bluffton Public Library

The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2025.  Meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Board Room at 145 South Main St., Bluffton. No meetings will take place in July or December.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

A developer’s proposal for triplexes on N. Main St. and a request to combine two undeveloped lots in the Parkview subdivision were considered by the Bluffton Planning Commission in a public meeting on January 6.

The Planning Commission is currently made up of appointees Mitch Agner, Roger Edwards, Tim Essinger, Mayor Rich Johnson and council member Mitch Kingsley.

Also present were Zoning Board of Appeals members Tom Downey, Deron Geiser (not present, member Tony Pinks), as well as Village Administrator Jesse Blackburn and Assistant Village Administrator Bryan Lloyd.

Blackburn presented a preliminary site plan for a five triplex development around a pond (which has already been dug) at 721 N. Main St. Discussion focused on how the plan could be modified to fit R-III zoning requirements or PUD (Planned Unit Development) requirements, as well as what variances might be considered by the commission. The developer was not present.

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