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Bluffton School Board organizes for 2024

Posted by Staff on January 11, 2024 - 6:00am

Alice Basinger sworn in as newest board member

By Paula Pyzik Scott 

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.

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Council considers dwindling cemetery plots

Posted by Staff on January 3, 2024 - 7:36am

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.

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Cemetery board meets at 2:00 p.m. on January 3

Posted by Staff on January 2, 2024 - 9:51am

The Village of Bluffton Cemetery Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 3 has been moved to 2:00 p.m.

The meeting will still be at the Bluffton Town Hall.

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2023 Village of Bluffton highlights

Posted by Staff on January 2, 2024 - 8:16am

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.
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December 11 Administration report to council

Posted by Staff on December 19, 2023 - 7:53am

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.

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Bluffton first responders ask for support to maintain service

Posted by Staff on December 1, 2023 - 6:00am

CORRECTION: The second paragraph has been corrected to more accurately reflect statements presented by the Village administration.

By Andy Chappell-Dick

At the November 27 Village Council meeting, an ordinance was introduced that would ask Bluffton voters for a 20-year half-percent increase in the Village income tax rate to specifically fund safety services.

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