Contract awarded to Rumpke

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Bluffton trash and recycle customers will have a new carrier beginning June 1.

Rumpke Waste and Recycling was awarded the bid as the village’s carrier during Monday’s council meeting. The current carrier, Republic, also submitted a bid and it was not accepted.

Council approved a three-year contract with Rumpke, who is Ohio’s largest recycler by volume. Customers will eventually have their current green and blue totes removed and replaced with totes from the new carrier.

On school board's Monday agenda

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Bluffton school board will act on a host of spring and fall supplemental coaching contracts on Monday.

The entire list is posted in the board agenda attached to this story.

In addition the board will act on the six contracts including three substitute teachers, one substitute educational aide and two state testing tutors.

Also on Monday’s agenda is the anticipated approval of the amounts and rates for the 2020 property tax estimates.

Parkview Phase 2 and zoning changes on Jefferson Street

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Two public hearings are slated on Monday, March 9, during  that evening’s Bluffton council meeting, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.

The hearing announcements were made at Monday’s council meeting.

At 7:15 p.m. on March 9 is a hearing to review engineered plans approved by the Planning Commission for future construction on Phase 2 of the Parkview Subdivision from 3S Development.

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The following meetings for the village have been announced:

Finance Committee - Thursday, Feb. 13 at noon
Streets, Alleys, Lights & Sidewalks Committee - Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Parks & Recreation Committee - Monday, Feb. 17 at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.

These meetings are open to the public and meet in town hall.

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Several committee meetings are on the schedule for Bluffton council in the upcoming month. Those follow:

  • Personnel Committee – Wednesday, Jan. 29 at noon
  • Pathway Board – Thursday, Feb. 6 at noon
  • Council Meeting – Monday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
  • Tree Commission – Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
  • Finance Committee – Wednesday, Feb. 12 at noon

The meetings will be held at the village’s town hall.

Brad Fruchey will continue as Bluffton’s Apollo representative

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Ken Lugibihl was named president of the Bluffton school board during the board’s 2020 reorganizational meeting on Jan. 13. Wesley Klingler was named vice president.

In addition to those appointments, board members were named as representatives to various committees and the date of school board meetings were set. Those appointments and dates follow.

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