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Evening meeting are April 29 and May 2

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The Committee for Better Schools announces two community levy informational meetings for the two renewal levies on the Bluffton Tuesday, May 7 ballot.

Meetings are:
 • Monday, April 29
• Thursday, May 2
• both meetings starting at 7 p.m. in the Elementary Library.

These meetings concern the renewal of a ½ (0.5%) percent income tax for permanent improvements for three-years and the renewal of an emergency levy of 4.244 mills for five years.

Bluffton Paving will handle three of these projects

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Bluffton Paving is busy this month with three area Ohio Department of Transportation projects in the area.

ODOT reports the following projects performed by the Bluffton company:

• State Route 65 between Fourth Street and Elm Street, Lima, will be restricted to one lane of through traffic in each direction through the work zone for pavement resurfacing beginning Wednesday, April 24.

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Interstate 75 southbound will be restricted to one lane on Thursday April 11, in the following locations for guardrail and cable rail barrier repair. Work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 roadway services department.

• Interstate 75 southbound just south of Napoleon Road, south of Beaverdam

• Interstate 75 southbound just north of the Auglaize County line, south of Lima

Geared for 2019-20 school year students

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Bluffton Comunity Preschool will hold an open house at the end of April.

The event is from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 25, in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton.

The open house is geared for preschool students for next school year. Persons attending may see the classrooms and learn about the program.

Classes are open to a sign-up enrollment and class spots are limited and filling quickly.

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Interstate 75, just north of county Road 99, Findlay, will be stopped temporarily for short intervals during the morning hours of Thursday, April 11, for the installation of a cable line below the interstate.

Work will take place between 8 a.m. and noon, but Interstate 75 traffic is anticipated to be affected for only 15 minutes in each direction.

Law enforcement will provide traffic control. Work is being performed by Charter Communications.

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Here's the Bluffton council committee schedule.

Tree Commission – Tuesday, April 9, 7 p.m.
Public Meeting – Jefferson St. Improvements Phase II – Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Cemetery Board – Wednesday, April 10, 5 p.m.
Board of Zoning and Building Appeals – Monday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.
Planning Commission – Monday, April 15, 7 p.m.
Utility Committee – Wednesday, April 17, 4 p.m.
Ordinance – Monday, April 22, 6 p.m.
Council Meeting – Monday, April 22, 7 p.m.

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