The Bluffton Exempted Village School District board of education held a reorganizational meeting on Wednesday, January 10. New board member Alice Basinger was sworn in along with Jeremy Scoles, who was reelected in November elections.
The Village cemetery board meets at 2:00 p.m. on January 3 at Bluffton Town Hall.
By Andy Chappell-Dick
Maple Grove Cemetery may be the quietest place in Blufton, but it's also pretty crowded. Only about 65 plots remain. How is the Village planning for its future?
Awash in a sea of year-end financial legislation, Village Council took a few minutes at Monday's meeting to also talk about Maple Grove Cemetery. They voted to accept the resignation of sexton Bernie Ludwig, passed the first reading of a fee increase, and set a meeting of the Cemetery board to plan next steps.
The following notes highlighting Village of Bluffton actions and planning were presented by council member Joe Sehlhorst at the final meeting of Bluffton's elected officials in December 2023.
December 2022
Bluffton celebrates 30th consecutive year as Tree City USA.
Stop Sign spinners installed. Cost effective way to improve safety. Police identified locations.
Village to order new leaf vac machine. Old machine is unreliable and broken.
At the December 11 meeting of the Bluffton Council, the Village administration presented the following report including "done" and "to-do" lists:
2023
1. Geiger St. Water Main Replacement: Another quality project completed under budget: 15.9% under the contract price that was already 15% below the engineer's estimate.
2. Garau St. Water Main Replacement: Work has been completed.
2024
1. Pocono Drive Utility Improvements: OPWC has approved a $240,000 loan at 0% interest over a 30-year term for the project to teplace water and sewer main lines along Pocono Drive estimated at $352,260.
