In April ODOT held an information meeting in the Bluffton town hall. The meeting revealed ODOT’s plan to completely remove the twin bridges over the abandoned railroad.
However, in June a letter to stakeholders ODOT wrote:
Beginning Sunday, July 29, at 7 p.m., Interstate 75 over Riley Creek will be restricted to one lane in both directions during bridge deck work. The restriction will remain in place until noon on Friday, Aug. 3, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.,
The Ohio Department of Transportation issues the following notice concerning erosion repair along U.S. 30, Interstate 75 and state Route 696 in Allen County and along Interstate 75 in Hancock County
The biggest event of Bluffton’s summer is Tuesday night Aug. 7. And, as always, it’s all free.
It’s the fifth annual National Night Out celebration held at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, according to Matt Olgebee, police department lieutenant, who chairs the event.
The Bluffton Police Department, in conjunction with the Pandora Police Department, sponsor NNO. Bluffton and Beaverdam-Richland Township Fire and EMS Departments also participate.
NNO is held from 6-9 p.m. with free pool admission all day.
An extended pathway on Bentley Road is on its way.
The Bluffton Pathway board, charged with encircling the village with a pedestrian and bicycle path, is looking next at the section of Bentley Road from the Augsburger/Elm intersection to Riley Street, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair.
Currently there are no sidewalks on either side of that stretch of Bentley.
“It’s our goal to eventually extend the pathway, using village right-of-way along Riley Street from Bentley, to Spring Street and onto the Buckeye park,” said Ramseyer.
Bluffton EMS has received a $40,000 grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), according to Jan Basinger, EMS chief.
The grant is one of 110 safety grants issued this summer by BWC. The grants enable groups like the EMS to purchase equipment designed to reduce or eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses.
Bluffton’s grant goes toward the purchase of:
• one power cot with a one-power load system, and
• one power load for an existing power cot
The cots will be used in the two Bluffton EMS ambulances.
