Public Meetings

Bluffton council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, in the town hall.

According to Judy Augsburger, mayor, the meeting is for the purpose of personnel-hiring.

 

For personnel-hiring

Bluffton council will hold a special meeting at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 31, according to Judy Augsburger, mayor. The meeting is in the town hall.

The purpose of the meeting is for personnel-hiring, she told the Icon.

Police pay rates and mobile food providers also on the agenda

NOTE: The entire agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.

Bluffton council considers second and third readings of three ordinances tonight. These include:
• Licensing and regulations for mobile food providers (2nd reading)
• Establishing ranges of pay for members of the police department (2nd reading)
• Addendum to the Village of Ottawa water contract of Dec. 2, 2005. (3rd reading)

The water ordinance states: “The parties agree that Bluffton has paid Ottawa for water for all contract years before 2017. “

School's itemized list of projects from 2016-17

During the past year, the Bluffton school district has completed many different permanent improvement projects, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. 

Below is the revenue chart of the combined monies brought in by the tax and the list of expenditures for the projects completed thanks to this fund. This list is printed in the summer school newsletter, recently released

The Village of Bluffton will hold a tree commission meeting on Wednesday Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. in the town hall, according to Judy Augsburger, Mayor
 
 

More playground greenspace

The elementary playground is growing again.

On Monday the Bluffton school board will vote to approve the purchase of the Heath Mikesell and Heather Rutan property, located on the corner of Lawn Avenue and Vine Street.

The price for the property is $135,000.

At its June meeting, the school board announced the purchase of the adjoining property on North Lawn Avenue owned by John R. Skelly, uncle of Heath and Heather. That purchase price was $110,000.

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