JULY 2 MEDIA RELEASE__The Village of Beaverdam Council will hold its Annual Budget Hearing to discuss the proposed 2026 Tax Budget.
The hearing will be held on July 15, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. The hearing will be held at the Town Hall in the Council Room. The hearing is open to the public.
A copy of the proposed 2026 Tax Budget is available for public examination in the office of the Village Fiscal Officer, 101 W Main Street, Beaverdam, Ohio during normal operating hours.
The June 23 meeting of the Bluffton Council included no legislation and brought councilors up to date on committee and administration activity. Of special note was the closure of the Village shuffleboard courts to the general public due to vandalism and a request by Mayor Rich Johnson that residents using the brush dump drive close to the pile before unloading.
JUNE 11 MEDIA RELEASE__The Village of Bluffton has announced the following public meetings to be held at Bluffton Town Hall.
Streets, Alleys, Lights, and Sidewalks Committee on Wednesday, June 18 at 5:00 p.m.
Insurance Committee on Thursday, June 19 at 3:00 p.m.
Parks & Recreation Committee on Monday, June 23 at 6:00 p.m.
Council Meeting on Monday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Finance Committee on Wednesday, June 25 at noon.
The June 9 meeting of the Village of Bluffton Council was brief–27 minutes long–but full of updates on topics including the Village pool repairs, ideas for sewage services for Mast Estates and progress on Legacy Park fundraising. (Additional details are in the meeting packet HERE.)
Reporting for the Finance Committee, council member Dave Steiner said that the village is discussing sewage removal services for Mast Estates, a subdivision at Lugabill and Phillips roads, with Allen County sanitary engineers.
Council member Ben Stahl provided the Parks & Recreation committee report. He explained that the last steps to fix leaking seams in the Village pool was scheduled for June 10 and that the pool would open in two weeks.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Bluffton School Board held a special meeting to allow for public comment on the retire-rehire of High School Principal Mike Minnig. There were no visitors or public comments. The rehire date for Mining will be June 30, 2025.
During the meeting, Superintendent Greg Denecker made the following announcements. Jackie Bourassa will retire after 38 years of service on October 31, 2025. Natalie Armstrong will move to the social studies position and Krista Schomaeker will replace Natalie in Language Arts. Krista has been teaching at Ottoville. Jessica Parke will be teaching as a First Grade teacher and comes from Arcadia.
The next regular meeting of the Bluffton School Board is Monday, June 30 at 5:00 p.m.
