Government Section :: Page 29

• Efforts seek bail reform

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 17, 2021

  

  As of Tuesday afternoon last week, 225 people awaiting trial were being held at one of two Greene County jail facilities — the downtown jail and the Adult Detention Center. Many of those individuals remained behind bars over the holidays, lacking the bail money that allows release until a scheduled court date.

• Yellow Springs Village Council approves 2021 budget

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 15, 2021

  

  At Village Council’s final meeting of 2020, Council unanimously passed a budget for the new year calling for spending increases amid falling revenues. The deficit budget, the Village’s first in four years, includes $4.23 million in expenses while projecting revenue of $3.27 million.

• Rumpke now accepting some #5 plastics

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 13, 2021

  

  Beginning this month, villagers can divert a few more items away from their trash cans: Along with the previously accepted plastic items like bottles and jugs, Yellow Springs residents can now fill their recycling bins with fruit and yogurt cups and butter, sour cream, cottage cheese and whipped topping tubs.

• 2020 Year in Review: Miami Township

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 12, 2021

  

  In March, a five-year levy was renewed for Miami Township Fire-Rescue; the department took occupancy of a new firehouse in September.

• 2020 Year in Review: Yellow Springs Development Corporation

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 7, 2021

  

  The Yellow Springs Development Corporation, or YSDC, is a quasi-governmental, nonprofit corporation that has been designated by the Village of Yellow Springs and Miami Township as their official Community Improvement Corporation, or CIC.

• 2020 Year in Review: Village Council

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 6, 2021

  

  2020 Year in Review: Village Council

• Village of Yellow Springs shares $40K in federal CARES funds

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 5, 2021

  

  New HVAC filtration systems, masks, gloves, stand-alone air purifiers, plexiglass partitions and hand sanitizer stations were among the products purchased by local organizations through the grant.

• Village Council— Deficit budget moves ahead

  By Megan BachmanDecember 27, 2020

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs plans to spend about a million dollars more than it takes in next year. As a result, general fund reserves are set to drop to their lowest level in recent years.

• Solar ‘canopy’ eyed for parking lot

  By Megan BachmanDecember 21, 2020

  

  Initial plans call for a solar canopy at the John Bryan Community Center. The covered pavilion would feature a solar roof with at least a 200-kilowatt capacity, with vehicle parking and event space underneath.

• Outside investigation complete— Officer violated no policies

  By Megan BachmanDecember 20, 2020

  

  At issue was whether YSPD Officer Dave Meister violated Village policy and state law by allegedly telling a citizen that a fellow officer, Paige Burge, referred to some attendees of the weekly Black Lives Matter rallies as an “angry mob.”