County Drainage Board will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 1, 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 will be project updates and a discussion of miscellaneous drainage matters.
County Commissioners will meet Monday afternoon
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, May 1, 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:
• Meetings with Wells County Sheriff Scott Holliday, Highway Superintendent Shawn Bonar (presenting a new hire promissory note), and Engineer Nate Rumschlag.
2023-01 Community Crossings Matching Grant agreements and advertising.
• Highway Department annual report.
• Parlor City Market Request, brought to the commissioners by Audry Dudley.
• Council on Aging claim for the first quarter of 2023, brought to the commissioners by Betsy Collier.
• Paddlefish project update, brought to the commissioners by Jesse Laniak.
• Arca search fee ordinance.
• Discussion of a petition to vacate an alley.
• Discussion of right-of-way or utility agreement(s).
The meeting will be streamed live on the Wells County Government Facebook page.
Ossian Town Council will meet Monday afternoon
The Ossian Town Council will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. Monday, May 1, at Collier’s, 215 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Topics on the agenda are a revision to the salary ordinance and a new hire.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Semi-truck parking update.
• A parking request, brought to the board by Audry Dudley of Bluffton NOW!
• A substation engineering discussion, brought to the board by Utilities Superintendent Jon Oman.
• Discussion of the Cherry Street substation, brought to the board by Oman.
• A personnel matter, brought to the board by Street Commissioner Tim Simpson.
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St. (Note change of time.)
The first item on the agenda is a meeting of the Redevelopment Commission, which will be held prior to the formal start of the council’s regular meeting.
Topics on the agenda for the council’s regular meeting include:
• Consideration of a resolution transferring properties to the city from the county.
• A resolution concerning an amendment to the electronic meetings policy.
• An ordinance concerning sewer rates.
Ossian police panel will meet Tuesday evening
The Ossian Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at Collier’s, 215 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Topics on the agenda include updates on full time hiring and purchase of new pistols, plus a review of department policies.
Wells County Council will meet Wednesday evening
The Wells County Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
(Note change of day.)
Topics on the agenda include:
• Additional appropriation: Community Corrections project income.
• The Purdue Extension Wells County report, brought to the council by County Extension Director William Horan.
• A grant application request, brought to the council by Rick Velasquez, executive director of the Wells County Emergency Management Agency.
• Discussion of a Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals ordinance, brought to the board by Brandon Harnish.
• 2024 budget timeline.
The meeting will be streamed live on the Wells County Government Facebook page.
Markle council to hold executive, special sessions
The Markle Town Council will meet in executive session at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 4, with a special meeting held at 8:30 a.m. The meetings will be held at the Town Hall, 197 E. Morse St. in Markle.
During the executive session, which will be closed to the public, the board will discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees. No agenda was given for the special meeting that follows
Bluffton Parks Board will meet Thursday evening
The board of the Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 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 reports.
• Donation reports.
• Updates on grants.
• Rescheduling of the Certified Safety Playground Inspection Class to August.
• Washington Park tennis court request.
• Public and board comments and announcements.
Area Plan Commission will meet Thursday evening
The Wells County Area Plan Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 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:
• CLAD LLC is requesting a zoning change to R-3 (residential) from R-2. The property is at 1131 S. Morgan St. in Bluffton. The item has been on the agenda for two consecutive months and if no one is present to answer questions about it Thursday night, it can not be continued again. It would have to be refiled.
• iTown Ministries Inc. is requesting approval for the development of a new church complex on the east side of Ind. 1 between Wells County Roads 250N and Jackson Street. The property, in Lancaster Township, is zoned R-1 (residential).
• Apollonia Real Estate is requesting approval for the development of a new dental office. The property is at 1429 Baker Place in Bluffton, in Lancaster Township, and is zoned B-2 (business).
• Katltlcen Kowal is asking for approval of a 9-acre division of a minor subdivision. The property is located at the northwest corner of Meridian Road and Wells County Road 1050N in Union Township and is zoned A-1 (agriculture).
• Eight violations.
• Updates on the comprehensive plan, revitalization, and housing study.
• Potential zoning ordinance amendments.
