The Bluffton Board of Education held its monthly meeting on August 18, which included regular business such as approval of contracts and assignments, as well as the treasurer’s report and reports from staff. The district’s proposal to create a practice field on land adjacent to the elementary school was the subject of visitor comments and officially approved by the board.
The Village of Beaverdam Council has announced three upcoming committee meetings:
Finance Committee - Thursday, August 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Safety-Trees Committee - Thursday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Utility Committee - Tuesday, September 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Minutes for Beaverdam council meetings are provided HERE.
The Bluffton School Board will meet an hour earlier that usual, at 4:00 p.m., on Monday, August 16. The meeting agenda is attached HERE.
The agenda includes involvement of visitors, treasurer's transactions, contracts, administrative reports and an Apollo report. It also includes Plans for Turf Playground/Athletic/Band Practice Area.
This is the first public presentation of the practice field project to the School Board. The purchase of two residential properties and demolition of the homes were approved by the board.
Superintendent Greg Denecker provided information on the project in the BEVS Summer Newsletter, which appeared HERE on the Icon.
The school board meets monthly in the Bluffton Elementary School Media Center, 102 S. Jackson St.
Cost, on-street parking, noise and artificial turf among topics discussed
By Paula Pyzik Scott
On Monday, July 27, Bluffton Council conducted a public hearing on the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools (BEVS) request to vacate a portion of Vine St. to allow for the construction of a 1.2 acre athletic practice field. An active and sometimes emotional discussion included council members, school district representatives and residents, many of whom live near Lawn and Vine streets.
On Monday, July 28, Bluffton Council is scheduled to vote on the first reading of an ordinance to vacate a portion of Vine St. between N. Jackson and N. Lawn as requested by Bluffton Exempted Village Schools (as part of a proposed 1.2 acre artificial turf practice field).
The council will also hold a 7:05 p.m. public hearing on the topic.
Some aspects of the practice field design would require variances from Village code, a matter handled by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
