The following report from the Bluffton school superintendent is part of the Bluffton schools winter newsletter recently mailed to residents of the school district. The entire newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
We had an excellent first semester of school and are looking forward to the second semester being just as great.
Bluffton schools wil receive FEMA funds for clean-up of debris in Harmon Field. The school board will act on accepting the funds, totalling $7,549 at the Feb. 18 board meeting.
The entire Feb. 18 board agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
In other action, the board will act on several supplemental contracts, substitute contracts and assessment tutor contracts. Also to be acted up is the school district's 2013-14 open enrollment policy.
After more than 11 years of elected service, Dr. Eric Fulcomer has announced his intention to step down on Friday, March 1, as mayor of the Village of Bluffton. Fulcomer notified the Bluffton council members of his plans and submitted a letter of resignation to Nancy Kindle, the village’s fiscal officer.
“When I announced my candidacy for Mayor more than two years ago, I could not have imagined that I would be leaving the community at this time,” said Fulcomer.
Several utility projects are planned for 2013 in Bluffton. Dave Steiner, council member and member of the council utility committee, outlined the 2013 utility project proposal at the Feb. 11 council session.
• Kibler Street, waterline project, $14,000 estimate
• Garmatter Street, partial waterline project, $20,000 estimate
• Campus View waterline project, no estimate
• Eastland Drive, repair leak in waterline, no estimate
• Storm sewer work on Church Street, Jackson to Vine
Bluffton council needs to adopt new updated Floodplain Management Regulations if it hopes to continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
He will share this information with Bluffton council at its Monday, Feb. 11, meeting. He said that a new floodplain map goes into effect on May 2. The most recent village floodplain regulations were adopted in 1995.
Several other items are on Monday's agenda. To view the agenda, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
