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, June 10, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Regional Sewer District board will meet Monday
The board of the Wells County Regional Sewer District will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 10, 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:
• Superintendent report.
• Project updates.
• Discussion of property acquisition.
• Consideration of any actions necessary for financing and development of Project 4.
Ossian Town Council will meet Monday evening
The Ossian Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10, at the Ossian Town Hall, 507 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
• Financial matters.
• Reports from the fire department, police commission and park board.
• Consideration of ordinances regarding golf cart violations and police body camera recording.
• Discussion of a fire agreement with Jefferson Township Trustee Larry Heckber.
• Discussion of spraying thistles behind the Bridges subdivision.
• Review of baseball fees.
• MOU adoption between Briggs and town of Ossian.
• OD, Inc. request for revision of boundaries of Park One detention pond.
Wells County SWCD board will meet Tuesday morning
The board of the Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Service Center at 117 W. Harvest Road in Bluffton.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Financial matters.
• Updates on nuisance dog issues.
• Project updates and change orders.
• Ordinance violation discussion.
Norwell school board will meet Tuesday evening
The board of the Norwell Community Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at Norwell Middle School, 1100E. U.S. 224, following a ribbon cutting for the middle school at 4:30 p.m.
Items on the agenda include:
• Board recognitions.
• Personnel and financial matters
• Discussion of policies regarding administering medication, wireless devise prohibition and truancy prevention.
• MOU Agreement with Park Center, Inc.
• Approval of the 2024-25 elementary handbook, high school and middle school handbook with extracurricular code of conduct, staff handbook, administrator salaries, and administrative benefits manual.
Wells County Public Library board will meet Tuesday
The board of the Wells County Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in the meeting room of the main library, 200 W. Washington St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Reports from librarians, treasurer and director.
• Committee reports regarding building, budget, policy and bylaws, public awareness and outreach, nominating, and director evaluation.
• Personnel matters.
Visitors Commission will meet Wednesday morning
The Wells County Convention and Visitors Commission will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the Wells County Commerce and Visitors Centre, 211 Water St. in Bluffton.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Financial update.
• Review of maps in progress.
• Grant recipient report.
• DORA update.
Discussion of marketing strategies and needs.
UWRBC board will meet Tuesday morning
The board of the Upper Wabash River Basin Commission will hold its regular bi-monthly meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
Items on the agenda include:
• Financial matters.
• Notice of Intent to apply for 319 funds.
• Power Pole Foundation in the Little River.
• Establishing a meeting with representatives from IFA Water Study
• Preparing UWRBC seminars for the IFA Water Study.
• Jay and Adams Counties Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area.
County Council will have special session Wednesday
The Wells County Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 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:
• Consideration of Heartland Broadban CF-1 compliance and a resolution to waive noncompliance for tax abatement.
• Discussion of a utility-scale solar tax abatement prohibition ordinance.
Bluffton parks board will meet Thursday evening
The Bluffton parks board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Items on the agenda include:
• Superintendent and treasurer reports.
• Grant updates.
• Permit update for river stabilization project.
• Project updates.
• DORA consideration for Kehoe Park.
• Change order for Lancaster Park.
• Discussion of Roush Park paving.
• Cook Williams Iris Garden monument.
• Little Library.
Area Plan Commission will meet Thursday evening
The Wells County Area Plan Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 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 Daniel Dubach for a building addition, sidewalks and parking at 505 S Main St. in Bluffton. The property is zoned B-1.
• A request from Almco Steel Products Corporation for rezoning a property off Lancaster Street in Bluffton from A-R to 1-2.
• Revisiting a junk violation from Thomas Reinhard, 10017 S 200W in Keystone.
• Fence violation from Sarah Swinford, 527 S Marion St. in Bluffton.
• Comprehensive plan, trail and housing study updates.
• Advisory notice that the Paddlefish Solar overlay district was denied June 6. The petition cannot be reheard until March 8, 2025, unless otherwise significantly changed.
