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National Affordable Housing Foundation is new owner

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Vance Street Apartments changed ownership on Jan. 1.

Bluffton Community Housing Corp., the overseeing body of both Vance Street and Riley View Apartment, turned over its ownership of Vance Street to the National Affordable Housing Foundation, according to Deb Beer, secretary of the housing corp.

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Bluffton police advise drivers of a road closing in the village.

From Tuesday, Feb. 21 until Monday, March 6,  Elm Street between Spring and Rosenberger Drive will be closed while sewer work is underway.

Residents and Mennonite Memorial Home employees will have access.

 

 

 

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There's a pug lover in this grey Serra the Icon saw in Ada.

Elementary calendar full of activities in March

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There's no school on Monday to observe President's Day. However, there's lot of events on the February-March calendar in the schools.

Here's an update on activites at the elementary:

Feb. 20  - No School – President’s Day
Feb. 23  - Chinese Drumming Assembly – a.m.
Feb. 24 - Midterms go home with students
Feb. 27 - 5th & 6th Grade Quiz Bowl, 4:30 p.m.–Shawnee MS
Feb 27 -Third Grade (Mrs. Schulte) Lion & Lamb “Culture”, 9 a.m.
Feb. 28  - Third Grade (Mrs. Kingsley) Lion & Lamb “Culture”, 9 a.m.

Bluffton council exploring several options to move forward

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One suggested fix resulting from Bluffton’s State Route 103 corridor safety study comes with a $10.4 million price tag.

That solution considers solving the following:

Problems
• Poor access management
• Lack of pedestrian facilities
• Need for crosswalks
• Separate bike and pedestrian facilities
• Congestion by the businesses
• Lack of turn lanes
• Poor sight distance at County Line Road

Parkview and Main also on agenda

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Bluffton council’s streets, alleys, lights and sidewalk committee meet Feb. 2 with seven agenda items.

These included:
• Asphalt sealing
• Alley vacation
• Riverbend lighting
• 2017 sidewalk connectivity
• State Route 103 corridor study
• South Main and College intersection
• Parkview-Main Street-State Route 103 intersection

Much of the discussion involved the Main-College intersection. Four possible solutions to the safety of the intersection are under discussion.

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