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 23, in the meeting room on the first floor of City Hall, 128 E. Market St.

Topics on the agenda include:

• Continued discussion of the sidewalk program.

• CRP application from Bluffton NOW!

• Nuisance animal discussion.

• A parking request.

• A personnel request from Derrick Deininger.

Norwell school board will meet Tuesday evening

The board of the Norwell Community Schools will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Norwell Middle School, 1100E. U.S. 224 in Ossian, for a tour of the construction site.

The board’s regular meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the high school. 

Items on the agenda include:

• Personnel and financial matters. 

• A superintendent’s report of the NMS project and football and baseball facility improvements.

• Recommendation to approve easement and right-of-way.

Recommendation to approve 2024-25 support staff benefits manual.

The regular meeting will be directly followed by a strategic planning meeting. This meeting is also open to the public. 

Wells County BZA will  meet Tuesday evening

The Wells County Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Room 214 on the ground floor of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St. in Bluffton.

Topics on the agenda will include: 

• A request from Solid Rock Rentals to reduce the setback from 20 ft. to 14.5 ft. on the corner of South and Union streets in Bluffton. The property is zoning R-3. 

• A request from Dustin and Melissa Kelly to increase the size allowance for an accessory structure from 1,500 sq. ft. to 2,400 sq. ft. at 538 W Washington St. in Bluffton. The property is zoned R-2.