The Village of Bluffton has established a Monday-Thursday schedule for leaf pickup. Crews will begin a sweep of the Village on Monday and another on Thursday. Leaves should be ready in advance and vehicles should not be parked near leaf piles. The new leaf vacuum equipment is larger in capacity and harder to navigate around parked vehicles.
The November 12 meeting of the Bluffton Council included numerous committee reports and seven items of legislation, all of which were approved unanimously. Meeting packet contents are listed and attached below. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and Bluffton Icon were in attendance.
Reports included an update on development of a new village park including a soccer complex on the north side of Snider Rd. near Main St. Legislation included approval of a new water rate of $3.54 per CFF from the Village of Ottawa to begin January 1. ▶︎
By Myron D. Lewis, FACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer, Blanchard Valley Health System
Medicare open enrollment season is upon us, and I encourage eligible community members (generally age 65 or over) to examine their Medicare health coverage plans between now and the December 7 deadline. The choice comes down to traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage, and the difference may surprise you. Medicare Advantage might sound appealing due to its name, the positive portrayal on high-dollar commercials, and the promise to cover all aspects of care, including dental, vision, and prescriptions. “Advantage” does not mean the plan will be better for you or your health care provider, as these plans come with significant risk. ▶︎
On November 12, the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services announced Opioid and Stimulant Response Grant 4.0 (SOS 4.0) grant awards including three Allen County applicants.
PHOTOS L-R) Izzy Utendorf, Kari Diller, Samantha Beckett, Abi Nelson, Autumn Steffen. L-R) Chase Niese, Sam Warnecke, Aaron Ungashick, Parker McGraw, Collin Steffen
Putnam County YMCA hosted and won a November 9 swim meet with 644 combined points. Williams County came in second with 253 points. Tiffin YMCA was third with 249 points and Bucyrus came in last with 41 points. Many personal records (PR) were made at this meet.
The departments and members of the Bluffton Safety Services, the village administration and the council of the Village of Bluffton would like to extend our appreciation to each resident in the Village of Bluffton and to our neighbors in Hancock County who participated in the 2024 election.
You were faced with a decision on the ballot to approve or disapprove of an issue that will provide funding for the operating and capital expenses for the Bluffton EMS, Bluffton Fire and Bluffton Police Departments for the next twenty years. ▶︎
