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• Council and Trustees meet— Strategic planning considered

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 16, 2015

  

  At a special joint meeting between Village Council and the Miami Township Trustees on March 30, leaders discussed how best to step up strategic planning for the Village and Township, in order to coordinate initiatives to reflect local values and goals.

• Village Council— Landlords protest change

  By Lauren HeatonApril 2, 2015

  

  At Village Council’s March 16 meeting, Council members heard a second full-throated protest by local landlords to a proposed new Village policy holding landlords responsible for their tenants’ utility debts.

• Village Council — Yellow Springs backs marriage equality

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 26, 2015

  

  At their March 16 meeting, Village Council members unanimously passed a resolution supporting marriage equality, making the Village the third municipality in Ohio to endorse same-sex marriage.

• Village Council — Sidewalk solution is elusive

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 19, 2015

  

  At its March 2 meeting, Village Council heard a presentation from Superintendent of Streets and Parks Jason Hamby on how best to address the current problem of subpar sidewalks. According to Hamby, the best path is to replace all Village sidewalks with new ones. “Only fixng the “troubled areas” is installing a Band-Aid on an […]

• Village Council— Landlords protest policy

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 12, 2015

  

  At Village Council’s March 2 meeting, local landlords made clear that they are not happy with a proposed policy change that would hold them responsible for their tenants’ unpaid utility bills. “Look at the cause and effect. Landlords will not expose themselves to this type of liability. You’ll get higher rents,” said Dean Pallotta. It’s […]

• Chris Conard retains position as Village solicitor

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 5, 2015

  

  At their Feb. 17 meeting, Village Council unanimously voted to re-appoint Chris Conard of the Dayton firm Coolidge Wall as Yellow Springs Village solicitor.

• Village Council—Who will be responsible for unpaid bills?

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Village Council considered whether property owners should be held responsible for the unpaid utility bills of their tenants.

• Village Council considers solar project

  By Matt MindeJanuary 15, 2015

  

  At their Jan. 5 meeting, Village Council members heard robust support for a proposed community solar project.

• Village Council— A focus on police issues

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 27, 2014

  

  Community concerns around the local police department, an alleged incident of police misconduct and the current police chief search were a focus at Village Council’s Nov. 17 meeting.

• Yellow Springs spends over income

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 23, 2014

  

  On Oct. 6 Village Council began its annual series of budget planning workshops with a sober look at the second year of deficit spending in the general fund.