Solid Waste District board to meet Monday afternoon
The board of the Wells County Solid Waste District will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, March 20, 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 confidential shredding agreement.
• Ossian shredding event.
• Other business.
• Supervisor’s report.
• 2023 advertising electronic billboard.
County Drainage Board will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, 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 petition and approval to locate structures within a county drain easement (discussion to modify), plus project updates and discussion of miscellaneous drainage matters.
County Commissioners will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, March 20, 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:
• Discussions with Wells County Sheriff Scott Holliday and Wells County Highway Supervisor Shawn Bonar.
• Low voltage pricing.
• Detours for the Indiana Department of Transportation.
• Clearing account ordinance.
• Permit fee form.
• Hydro vac trailer.
• Discussion with Wells County Engineer Nate Rumschlag.
• Bridge 19 local match interlocal agreement with Adams County
• Bridge 71 agreement.
• National Ag Day – Wells County Farm Bureau, Jacob Slusher.
• Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals training agreement, brought to the commissioners by Laura Roberts.
• Medical leave request and clearing account ordinance request, brought to the commissioners by Tricia Ross of the Health Department.
• Staffing meeting discussion.
• First amendment to the interlocal agreement for the Emergency Communications Department.
• Right-of-way or utility agreements.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Opening of bids for the wastewater biosolids project.
• Opening of bids for the wastewater treatment plant improvements.
• Handicap parking request, brought to the board by Street Commissioner Tim Simpson.
• A request for quotes, brought to the board by Simpson.
• Personnel matters, brought to the board by Derrick Deininger, superintendent of the wastewater collection system; Clerk-Treasurer Tami Runyon; Fire Chief Don Craig; Todd Shady, superintendent of the city’s water filtration plant; and Jon Oman, the city’s utility supervisor.
• Information on a Willowbrook drainage study, brought to the board by City Engineer Kelly White.
• An agreement for Community Crossings Matching Grant, brought to the board by White.
• An invoice cloud web presentation.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Consideration of an ordinance concerning siding on buildings in the downtown historic district.
• Acceptance of bids for the wastewater biosolids project and the wastewater treatment plant improvements.
• Baker Tilly sewage works advisory services.
Bluffton Parks Board will meet Wednesday afternoon
The board of the Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department will hold a special meeting at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
The purpose of the meeting is to review the bids for Lancaster Park that were recently opened during a meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety.
Bluffton council, township boards will meet Thursday
The Bluffton Common Council and the boards of Harrison Township and Lancaster townships will meet together at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of Bluffton’s city Hall, 128 E. Market St.
The purpose of the meeting will be for each unit of government to consider adopting an interlocal agreement creating a new fire protection territory and also to establish a fire territory equipment replacement fund.
The Bluffton council must adopt an ordinance and the township boards will consider adopting a resolutions.
The meeting follows information presented in public meetings on Jan. 30, Feb. 20, and March 13.
