Friends of the Shelter will meet Monday afternoon
Friends of the Shelter, the organization that provides support for the Bluffton/Wells County Animal Shelter, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Items on the agenda include financials and upcoming events.
Health board will hold executive session Monday
The board of the Wells County Health Department will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the large conference room of the Wells County Public Library, 200 W. Washington St.
Reasons for the executive session were: to receive information about and interview prospective employees and to discuss records classified as confidential by state or federal statute.
Regional Sewer District board will meet Monday
The board of the Wells County Regional Sewer District will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Items on the agenda include:
• Financial matters.
• Superintendent report and board update.
• Project status updates.
Health board will hold special session Monday
The board of the Wells County Health Department will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the large conference room of the Wells County Public Library, 200 W. Washington St.
The only item included on the agenda is the appointment of a new health
officer.
Ossian Town Council will meet Monday evening
The Ossian Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at the Ossian Town Hall, 507 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Items on the agenda include:
• Reports from the Fire Department, Park Board and Police Commission.
• Review of a Community Crossings Matching Grant proposal for Meadow Lane improvements.
• Review of Ordinance 24-2-5.
• Consideration of Pay Application No. 5 from Ottenweller Contracting.
• Review of a request from Oak Lawn Cemetery to change the culvert right-of-way.
• Consideration of Salary Ordinance 24-3-1.
• Appointments to the Ossian Redevelopment Commission and council liaisons.
• Consideration of a utility adjustment.
• Consideration of a countywide master plan from Economic Development Executive Director Chad Kline.
An Ossian Redevelopment Commission meeting will directly follow the council meeting, during which the board will consider the election of officers, review an Economic Development annual report and approve an invoice for engineering resources.
Wells County SWCD board will meet Tuesday evening
The board of the Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Service Center at 117 W. Harvest Road in Bluffton.
Items on the agenda include:
• Reorganization of the boar
• Policy updates
• Field days
• Quickbooks
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 12, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Items on the agenda include:
• Financial matters.
• A request from Monica Edgeman regarding the 4-H 5K.
• A water adjustment request for 321 W. Horton St.
• Consideration of a MS4 agreement with Christopher Burke.
• Opening of concrete bids.
Norwell school board will meet Tuesday evening
The board of the Norwell Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the school district’s central office, 312 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
Items on the agenda include:
• Personnel matters.
• Recognition of donations.
• Field trip requests.
• Superintendent’s report, including recognition of NHS athletics, an update regarding the food and nutrition department, construction updates, and assessed values and tax rate comparisons.
• Discussion regarding the board’s policy for FMLA.
• Discussion regarding SchoolCare Student Information Software, and consideration for its approval.
• Consideration to remove the district’s COVID-19 Continuous Education plan.
• Approval of a job description for a physical therapist.
• Approval of the pre-school handbook.
• Adoption of CTE and related arts curriculum and elementary ELA curriculum.
• Declaration of a no-value item.
Wells County Public Library board will meet Tuesday
The board of the Wells County Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the meeting room of the main library, 200 W. Washington St.
Items on the agenda include:
• Reports from the librarian, staff, treasurer and director.
• Committee reports regarding the building, budget, police and bylaws, and public awareness and outreach.
• Review of winter reading statistics.
• Discussion regarding the solar eclipse.
• Review of the 2023-27 long-range plan.
• Discussion regarding the WCPL endowment funds.
• Personnel and financial matters.
Markle Town Council will meet Wednesday evening
The Markle Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the meeting room of the Markle fire station, 150 W. Sparks St. in Markle.
Items on the agenda include:
• Discussion with Craig Lutz of Republic Services.
• Second reading and vote on Ordinance 2024-1.
• Town Correspondence
• Operations manager, town marshall, clerk-treasurer reports
• HCUED and Region 3-A reports
Rock Creek Conservancy District will meet Thursday
The board of the Rock Creek Conservancy District will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Liberty Center Fire Department, 2954 W. Market St.
Items on the agenda include:
• Maintenance and water monitoring program reports.
• Treasurer’s reports and claim forms.
Bluffton parks board will meet Thursday evening
The Bluffton parks board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Items on the agenda include:
• Project updates.
• Requests regarding the park diamonds.
• Request for the Washington tennis court May 21-22.
• Request for Pickett’s Run for the FCS Duck Race Aug. 10.
• Summer hiring consideration of reproposing T-ball diamond at Lions park.
• Recognition of department donations.
