The Village of Bluffton Planning Commission plans to meet on Tuesday, July 20 at 5:00 p.m. on the third floor of the Town Hall. The meeting will serve as a pre-application conference for a potential major subdivision off of Sunset Drive.
The council packet for the July 12 meeting included an update from the Streets, Lights, Alleys, and Sidewalks Committee. The committee's report includes a report of discussion surrounding street parking, speed radar signs, crack sealing, and new street name signs.
The proposed new street name sign design is a white sign with black lettering. Additional information can be found in the council packet.
On the administrator's report is a thank-you to SumiRiko volunteers who prepared twenty planting spots for trees along W. Elm Street scheduled for planting this fall.
Bluffton school board will take action on Monday concerning several back-to-school matters.
In addition, the board will act on a three-year collective bargaining agreement with its Ohio Association Public School Employees (OAPSE) covering July 1 2021, through June 30, 2024.
The agenda also includes a 2.9 percent pay raise for Greg Denecker, Michael Minnig, Joshua Kauffman, Paula Parish and Marden Herr. The raises cover Aug. 1, 2021 through July 31, 2014.
Improved nighttime lighting, sidewalk extensions, crosswalk improvements, sign replacements and another look at village entry points.
These are among topics under review by the members of the Bluffton council streets, lights, alleys and sidewalk committee. Members are Joe Sehlhorst and Jerry Cupples.
Meeting for over 1 hours on May 27, Sehlhorst updated the entire council on discussion points of that meeting during council's Monday session.
The complete minutes are in the council packet attached below this story.
Bluffton council okayed legislation on Monday to permit sidewalk cafes in the village.
The action is specific to a request from the owners of The Greenhorn Restaurant on Vine Street. The owners have requested to allow outdoor dining with food and wine on the menus.
Now that the village established the legislation, the Greenhorn owners need to meet requirements from the Ohio Department of Liquor Control before proceeding with their outdoor plan.
