- Report on West Elm Street project
and new restrooms at Buckeye park
Bluffton council approved a bid from Hohenbrink Excavating, Findlay, to complete the West Elm Street improvement project, phase 1. Action was Monday.
Hohenbrink’s bid of $888,009 was the lowest responsible of six bidders, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administration, who was very pleased with the low bid. The bids ranged as high at $1.1 million. Bid opening was July 19.
Off with the old; on with the new. Bluffton's post office gets a scrape job prior to application of a new coat of white paint. The project is handled by Burkholder Paintining and Power Washing, Pandora.
Seth Combs of Bluffton has been promoted to Vice President Treasury Managment at Citizens National Bank, according to Michael Romey.
In this position, he is responsible for analyzing current and potential accounts for cash management improvements and recommending electronic bank products to increase efficiency for business customers.
Amy Yochum, Director of Treasury Management said, “Seth has been a great addition to our team. The customers rely on his knowledge and he makes things easy for them to understand. I’m proud of his advancement with the bank.”
How skilled are you a trivia? Here's your chance to prove it.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs invites businesses to enter a team in its Trivia Night.
Eric Berdin, BCE director, said, “We already have nine teams and have space for four more.”
Trivia Night is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Southgate Lanes bowling alley. A team sponsorship is $150 for a team of six members. The event is a fundraiser for this year’s Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition taking place this fall.
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Our thanks and appreciation goes to Bluffton for its participation in the America in Bloom awards program. Special thanks go to Becky Ramey, Susie Stratton and all of the Bluffton in Bloom members, staff, participants, sponsors, and volunteers for organizing a remarkable tour and meetings on July 19-20, 2018.
We have enjoyed meeting and spending time with all of you as you showcased all of the reasons Bluffton has to be proud.
