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Public hearing: Swiss Community Historical Society property

The Richland Township Zoning Board of Appeals has announced a public hearing: 

- 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2
- Meeting at 8435 N. Dixie Hwy, Bluffton

Contiguous property owners bordering 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, OH 45817 and interested general public are invited to attend.

The Swiss Community Historical Society at  8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, OH 45817 is requesting a previously approved conditional use permit change to have a newly constructed building with a 20’ set back from the southernmost property line, changing from 30’ that was approved in 2022.

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Public hearing: 7244 Tom Fett Road accessory building

The Richland Township Zoning Board of Appeals has announced a public hearing: 

- 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2
- Meeting at 8435 N. Dixie Hwy, Bluffton

Contiguous property owners bordering 7244 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton, OH 45817 and interested general public are invited to attend.

The property owner of 7244 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton, OH 45817 is requesting to build an accessory building that would be 40’ wide by 56’ long and 14’ tall.  This building would be for storage.

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Public notice of Apollo superintendent retire-rehire

July 18, 2023 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Apollo Career Center Board of Education hereby gives public notice that  

Keith Horner, currently employed by the Apollo Career Center Board of Education as the superintendent, is retiring and seeking re-employment with the district in the  same position. The Board of Education proposes to re-employ Mr. Horner at its  regular meeting on Monday September 25, 2023. 

The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the issue of re-employing Mr. Horner at its regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 28,  2023, at 7 p.m., in Apollo’s Board room, 3325 Shawnee Road, Lima, Ohio. 

Contact: Maria Rellinger 
Treasurer/CFO 
419-998-2912 

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Federal funding presentation at July 17 Bluffton school board meeting

By Paula Scott

The 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education on Monday, July 17 will include a public hearing regarding federal IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and Title I funds. In Ohio, federal Title 1 funds support supplemental instruction in reading and math.

The general public is welcome to attend the presentation and comment. School board meetings are held in the elementary school media center at 102 S. Jackson St.

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Public meetings scheduled by Village of Bluffton, July 12, 19, 24

The Village of Bluffton has scheduled the following public meetings to be at the Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main.

Parks & Recreation Committee on Wednesday, July 12 at noon.

Ordinance Committee on Wednesday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m.

Village Council on Monday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m.

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Summary of July 10 Bluffton council meeting

CORRECTION: The Jerry Szabo Trio will perform on July 22 and August 5; Bluffton University Homecoming is October 21.

Street closings approved for Jerry Szabo Trio, Street Party on Vine, Bluffton University Homecoming; job opening for cemetery sexton 

By Paula Scott

The July 10 meeting of the Village of Bluffton Council was held at 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main. The full packet for the meeting is attached.

Mayor Richard Johnson conducted the meeting with all council members present. All motions were passed with two total abstentions and zero no votes.

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