The Village of Bluffton is notifying its utility customers of a duplicate utility billing error.
"Recent upgrades to the billing software used by the village has resulted in certain accounts receiving duplicate bills due in February," Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told the Icon.
"This issue is being resolved by our software provider. We apologize for this situation and appreciate your understanding as we work through this transition," he added.
Greg Denecker: "Originally the bond was approved to last until 2023, but due to refinancing in 2005 and 2014, we are paying off the building early at lower rates"
Greg Denecker, Bluffton school superintendent, informed the Icon that the 1996 bond for the construction of Bluffton Middle School building will be paid off in December.
“Originally, the bond was approved to last until 2023, but due to refinancing in 2005 and 2014, we are paying off the building early at lower rates,” he said.
During the 2020 calendar year, the bond was taxing properties in the school district at 2.9 mills.
K-12 schools whose staff can be vaccinated next week have been notified. All other schools will be contacted shortly with information on when their K-12 staff will be permitted to receive a vaccine
Bluffton school staff is on the list for eligible school personnel in Ohio to begin receiving vaccines in Week 1 (next week), according to an announcement from the governor’s office.
According to the announcement, every public school district in the state - except for one - has agreed to resume in-person schooling by March 1, which was a requirement for staff to have early access to the vaccine.
