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Allen County commissioners enacted two separate $5 permissive license plate fees this summer.
As a result, in 2019 year the county will start receiving about $740,000 of additional revenue each year, along with some more funding for the townships and municipalities, according to Brion Rhodes, Allen County engineer.
The commissioner’s action came after county voters rejected a 0.2 percent sales tax increased in May.
Interstate 75 northbound entrance ramp from state Route 103 will close Wednesday, Aug. 29, for one day for bridge deck repair. Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 103 and state Route 235 back to Interstate 75 northbound.
Interstate 75 northbound between state Route 235 and state Route 698, between Mount Cory and Findlay, will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for bridge deck and pavement repairs. Work is expected to begin Monday, Aug. 27, and last for approximately two days. Work is being performed by the ODOT roadway services department.
Bluffton Lions will perform eye screening for Bluffton Kindergarteners and day care children from Sept. 10 to 19, according to Barbara Plaugher of the club.
Several additional Lions programs are planned in September. Open the current Lions newsletter, attached at the bottom of this story, for additional Lions news.
