County Drainage Board will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 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:
• Discussion of right-of-way permission and utility approval for the Wm. Smith open drain in Jefferson Township.
• Discussion of rerouting and reconstruction of tiles in the Goodspeed Prong tile drain in Harrison Township.
• Project updates and miscellaneous drainage matters.
Bluffton Board of Works to meet Tuesday afternoon
The Bluffton Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Consideration of a nuisance animal citation.
• Consideration of issues with junk at 427 W. Lancaster St., 1021 S. Oak St., and 117 E. Market St.
• Opening of demolition bids for a house at 901 W. Lancaster St.
• A personnel matter, brought to the board by Street Commissioner Tim Simpson.
County Commissioners will meet Tuesday afternoon
The Wells County Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 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:
• Appointments with Wells County Sheriff Scott Holliday, Wells County Highway Superintendent Shawn Bonar, and Wells County Engineer Nate Rumschlag.
• Bi-County annual report, brought to the commissioners by Tim Ramsey.
• A jail renovation update, brought to the council by Mark Heirbrandt.
• Low income funding assistance for Regional Sewer District services, brought to the council by Leon Berning.
• A tourism update, brought to the commissioners by Chad Kline and Audry Dudley.
• An Economic Impact Study funding request, brought to the commissioners by Chad Kline.
• An appointment to the Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.
• Consideration of a donation request from the Wells County Historical Society.
• A statement of salaries and wages for 2023.
The meeting will be streaming live on the Wells County Voice at wellscountyvoice.com.
The public can interact with comments by emailing auditor@wellscounty.org
Bluffton Common Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Bluffton Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Review of an HVAC price quote from Elevatus Architecture for the Police-Fire Building.
• Second reading of the Wells County Flood Damage Prevention ordinance, brought to the board by Mike Lautzenheiser.
• Consideration of funding for the Wells County Master Plan.
• A follow-up of information from Scott Mentzer.
• Swearing in of new firefighters.
• Introduction of ordinances concerning rate reductions for water and electricity.
• Consideration of an ordinance amending firefighters’ wages, brought to the council by Fire Chief Don Craig.
• Discussion of American Rescue Plan Act funding.
Bluffton Parks Board will meet Thursday evening
The board of the Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Treasurer’s and superintendent’s reports.
• Activity reports.
• Facility rentals.
• Donation receipts.
• A family visit pertaining to a park incident.
• A request for a shed for girls softball.
• A review of park rules.
• Consideration of a fall softball field request.
• Authorization of police in parks.
• Volunteer of the year.
• Park budget.
Ossian police panel will meet Tuesday evening
The Ossian Town Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Collier’s, 215 N. Jefferson St. in Ossian.
No agenda was available for the meeting.
Wells County Council will meet Tuesday evening
The Wells County Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
The first item of business Tuesday is a public hearing concerning the appropriation of proceeds from the sale of certain county-owned land to the Wells County Building Corporation for the construction of a new county highway garage.
Topics on the agenda of the regular meeting include:
• Transfers within the General Fund (Veteran’s Service Officer, Election Board)(Cares Act Infectious Disease).
• Additional appropriations into the General Fund (Election Board, Area Plan Commission); Highway Department Fund (Maintenance and Repair), Statewide 911, and LIT (Correctional/Rehab Facility).
• Appointment with Sheriff Scott Holliday concerning commissary and expenditure for feeding prisoner reporting.
• Bi-County Annual Report, brought to the council by Tim Ramsey.
• Highway Garage Update, brought to the council by Conor Jackson.
• Jail renovation update, brought to the council by Mark Heirbrandt.
• Library updates (Dustin Brown for 2022)
• Low income funding assistance for Regional Sewer District services, brought to the council by Leon Berning.
• A resolution establishing a construction fund, brought to the council by Colin Andrews.
• A quarterly report on the Regional Sewer District’s loan balance.
The meeting will be streaming live on the Wells County Voice at wellscountyvoice.com.
The public can interact with comments by emailing auditor@wellscounty.org
Wells County APC will meet Thursday evening
The Wells County Area Plan Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St.
An agenda for Thursday night’s meeting will be published in an upcoming edition of the News-Banner.
