Bluffton’s 2018 building permits totaled a whopping $13,612,185 – thanks to a $10 million building project underway at GROB Systems.
The 2018 figures compare to 2017 figures, which reached $2,433,428 in construction. In 2017, 46 permits were issued totaling $1,773,128 for residential and $660,330 for commercial and industrial.
According to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, 65 building permits were filed with the village in 2018. Of those, 60 were in Allen County and five in Hancock.
Allen County returned to Level 1Snow Emergency on Sunday morning, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Office. Saturday evening it was increased to a Level 2.
LEVEL 1: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Motorists are urged to drive very cautiously.
11:22 a.m. Saturday - Interstate 75 has traffic restricted on its southbound lane at milepost 141, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. This milepost is just south of the State Route 103 overpass. According to ODOT there is a vehicle accident and the left lane is closed.
