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Proposed Village Income Tax increase would raise about $31M over 20 years; June 10 and June 18 public meetings scheduled By Paula Pyzik Scott On Tuesday, May 28, the Village of Bluffton Council took the first steps required to ask Bluffton voters for new funding for Village EMS, Fire and Police departments. Beginning with a separate committee of the whole meeting, councilors

Bluffton EMS Chief Jan Basinger reported the following data for calls received by the Bluffton squad during April 2024: 77 calls including 61 medical calls, 5 non emergency transports, 8 fire calls, 2 mutual aid calls and 1 motor vehicle accident. Also 50 patients were taken to area hospitals. The run total for 2024 is 290.

Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance submitted prior to first reading By Paula Pyzik Scott The April 22 regular meeting of the Village of Bluffton Council was just 30 minutes, time enough to touch on a wide variety of topics of community interest. There was no legislation at the meeting. In the Ordinance Committee report, council was given proposed Ordinance 13.11.10 regarding

EMS Chief Jan Basinger reports that the squad had 75 calls in March, which included 59 medical calls, 6 no emergency transports, 7 fire calls, and 3 mutual aid calls. That included transportation of 51 patients. So far in 2024, the have been 213 calls for EMS service.

Jan Basinger, Chief of Bluffton Emergency Medical Services, has reported the following call for service statistics for December 2023: 31 Medical, 9 Transports, 10 Fire Calls, 1 Mutual Aid; 51 total calls for services. 2023 totals: 782 calls and 525 patients transported.

Bluffton EMS Chief Jan Basinger reported the following activity for the safety service department in November 2023: A total of 82 calls for service in November with 48 Medical, 7 Transports, 6 MVA (Motor Vehicle Assistance), 15 Fire, 3 Mutual Aid and 3 Special Events. So far this year, the Bluffton EMS has answered 731 Calls for Service.

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, November 10. The meeting will be held on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. Diamond Manufacturing is the meeting sponsor and Twisted Whisk Cafe will be providing the breakfast, which is served at 7:00 a.m. The program on Bluffton Safety Services begins at 7:30 a.m. Jan

Bluffton EMS Chief Jan Basinger has reported the following calls for service statistics for September 2023: 78 Total Calls For Service / 47 Medical / 12 Hospital to Hospital Transports / 8 Fire Calls / 6 Mutual Aid Calls / 5 Special Events / 56 patients transported. So far in 2023, there have been a total of 584 Total calls for service.

View a video of the visit HERE. By Paula Scott Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2001, when terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania shook the nation? Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2023? Fourth grade students from Bluffton Elementary school visited the village fire station to mark the day with service. They were

By Andy Chappell-Dick Could that upstart ChatGPT use artificial intelligence to write this column? I signed up online and asked. Here's its answer: "I'm sorry, but I do not have access to real-time or current events.... To obtain a summary of the September 11 Bluffton Council meeting, I recommend checking the official website of the Bluffton Council or local news sources. They