County Drainage Board will meet Monday morning
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 4, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include a drainage easement for the Boyer open drain in Harrison Township plus project updates and discussion of miscellaneous drainage matters.
County Commissioners will meet Monday morning
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, April 4, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Appointments with Wells County Sheriff Scott Holliday, Wells County Highway Superintendent Shawn Bonar, and Wells County Engineer Nate Rumschlag.
• A report from Jerry Foust, senior transportation planner for the Northeast Indiana Regional Coordinating Council.
• Appointment with Mike Swann of Cube & Co.
• Appointment of members to the Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.
• Discussion of commissioners’ meeting times.
• Consideration of an event permit for the Washington Commons.
The meeting will be streaming live on the Wells County Voice at wellscountyvoice.com and the public can interact with comments by emailing auditor@wellscounty.org
Ossian parks board will meet Monday evening
The Ossian parks board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Ossian Town Hall, 507 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Topics on the agenda include baseball leagues, an update on basketball backboard, and events.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the conference room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics of new business on the agenda include:
• Personnel matters, brought to the board by Dave Hendricks, the city’s water distribution supervisor, and Derrick Deininger, the city’s sewer collection supervisor.
• Suzanne Feeback, a discussion of animals.
• Consideration of a pay application for the crosswalk project.
Also on the agenda under old business are fire/life insurance, lawn and landscape management program, and crosswalk snow removal.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A request from Bluffton NOW!, brought to the council by Mike Lautzenheiser in his capacity as the organization’s president.
• A discussion of Premier Flats, brought to the council from the Wells County Area Plan Commission.
• Consideration of a bond for Christian Care.
• Awarding of a contract for the city’s wastewater work.
Two items are listed as old business — a resolution concerning the city’s capital asset policy and a resolution concerning the American Rescue Plan Act.
The council will hold a work session concerning the results of a salary survey immediately after the conclusion of the regular meeting.
Ossian police panel will meet Tuesday evening
The Ossian Police Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Collier’s, 215 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Among the topics on the agenda for the regular meeting is discussion of a pay matrix.
The commissioners will meet in executive session after the regular meeting. During the executive session, which will be closed to the public, the commissioners will discuss the job performance of individual employees.
Wells County Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Wells County Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A transfer within the coroner’s budget.
• Additional appropriations for the Local Road and Street budget, County Highway Garage Fund, 97.067 Races/Ares Repeater, Wells County Court-Appointed Special Advocate grant, and Local Trax grant.
• Apointment with Wells County Sheriff Scott Holliday.
• An update on the county highway garage, presented by Conor Jackson, Nate Rumschlag, and PCI Team via Zoom.
The meeting will be streaming live on the Wells County Voice at wellscountyvoice.com and the public can interact with comments by email at auditor@wellscounty.org
Bluffton Parks Board will meet Thursday evening
The board of the Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the conference room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Treasurer’s and superintendent’s reports.
• Activities report.
• Report on grants.
• Pool updates.
• Additional summer applicants.
• Personnel request.
• Duck Race request for Aug. 13 at Pickett’s Run.
• Bee survey request on Rivergreenway.
• Sandy Koufax League request.
• City Gym request.
• Washington Park tennis court request.
• Lancaster Park request.
Area Plan Commission will meet Thursday evening
The Wells County Area Plan Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• A request from Salamonie Steel Inc. for approval of an additional parking area. The property is at 610 S. Bond St. in Bluffton and is zoned R-3 (residential).
• A request from CKB Farms LLC for a two-acre division of a minor subdivision. The property is on 900N between 675E and 750E in Jefferson Township and is zoned A-1 (agriculture).
• A request from G&D Tonner Inc. for a 5,810-square-foot shop and kennel. The property is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of 200N and 800E and is zoned A-1 (agriculture).
• Review of four violations.
• Review of the draft of the Wells County Vision 2035 document.
