N-B Links: City building code passes its first vote

Tuesday night’s meeting of the Bluffton Common Council was brief but busy.

In 29 minutes, council members passed a building code on first reading, approved its own rezoning request, bought property and listened to a citizen’s complaint about what he thought were unsafe fireworks.

A building code for the city has been discussed off and on over the past two years, but the four council members present Tuesday night — Mike Morrissey, Jim Phillabaum, Bette Erxleben, and Melanie Durr — actually passed it unanimously on its first reading. The measure will be back on the agenda at the council’s next meeting, July 22.

Learn more in the Wednesday, July 9, News-Banner, and read through the proposed code by clicking here.