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 25, in the meeting room on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.

Topics on the agenda include:

• Discussion of an encroachment request.

• A request for merit increases, brought to the board by Fire Chief Don Craig.

• A personnel matter, brought to the board by Todd Shady, superintendent of the city’s water filtration plant.

• A request to purchase, brought to the board by Jon Oman, the city’s utilities superintendent.

Northern Wells school board will meet Tuesday

The board of the Northern Wells Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Norwell High School, 1100E. U.S. 224.

Prior to the regular meeting, however, the board will have a work session at 4:15 p.m. to tour the construction at the Norwell Middle School.

Topics on the agenda include:

• An update on the Norwell Middle School construction project. The update will be provided by Dylan Markley of Weigand Construction.

• Personnel matters ­­— One retirement, two resignations, and seven hiring recommendations.

• One extra-curricular overnight trip request.

• Consideration to approve a social worker job description and job posting.

• Announcement of upcoming events.

An strategic planning work session will begin immediately following the regular board meeting.