Bluffton's council packet and agenda for Monday's meeting are now on The Icon. One point of business is that Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, says that the village has received notification from the Ohio Public Works Commission that its request for financial assistance has been approved for several water main replacement projects.
In other action, council will consider increasing the prices of cemetery lots at Maple Grove Cemetery.
A tax information meeting is set tonight (March 1) at 7:30 p.m. in third floor of the Bluffton town hall.
The meeting will explain the one-quarter percent income tax on the Bluffton March 6 primary ballot. If passed the tax will go for improvements for village water and sewer.
Bluffton council has a new look in 2012 with two new members. Council and the mayor posed for this photo following the most recent council meeting.
From bottom to top are Eric Fulcomer, mayor, with council members, Dave Steiner, Mitch Kingsley, Dennis Gallant (council president), Richard McGarrity, Joe Sehlhorst and Everett Collier. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
Council's packet for Monday's meeting is an attachment at the bottom of this story. Several council committees meet in the next two weeks. Council's finance committee meets at 7 p.m. prior to Monday's meeting.
There's a rust belt in Bluffton. It's mostly on streets with water mains that were installed between 1920 (or earlier) and the late 1940s. There are lots of street in the category. They are familiar sounding: Grove, Lawn, Kibler, Jackson, Cherry, Mound and Washington.
In addition, there are some newer lines in need of replacement. Those include Sunset Drive and Garmatter Street.
The February board meeting of the Apollo Career Center school board is at 7 p.m., Feb. 27. The board agenda is avialable in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Two public meetings are planned for the next two Thursdays for voters to learn about and ask questions about the proposed one-quarter percent income tax measure on the March 6 Bluffton primary ballot.
Note: An attachment at the bottom of this story provides a project list should the levy pass.
The meetings are both at 7:30 p.m., with one on Thursday, Feb. 23, and the second on Thursday, March 1, in the third floor of the town hall, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
