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• Village Council sets goals for 2014

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 6, 2014

  

  Hiring a new Village manager, completing a water sourcing analysis and physically updating Council chambers head the list of 2014 Village Council strategic goals, according to a prioritized list reviewed by Council members at their Feb. 18 meeting.

• Village General fund deficit forecast

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  At a special budget review before the Feb. 18 Village Council meeting, Finance Director Melissa Vanzant projected that the Village 2014 general fund budget will have a shortfall of about $500,000.

• Ethics group says no conflict for Wintrow

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 27, 2014

  

  The Ohio Board of Ethics determined last week that Council President Karen Wintrow does not have a conflict of interest regarding the Center for Business and Education, and is free to discuss and vote on CBE-related issues.

• Ethics group says, no conflict

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 24, 2014

  

  Village Council President Karen Wintrow does not have a conflict of interest on issues relating to the Center for Business and Education, the Ohio Board of Ethics recently ruled.

• SIDEBAR: More CBE delay

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 13, 2014

  

  It will be several months before Council decides whether to fund the CBE infrastructure, according to Interim Manager Kent Bristol at Monday’s Council meeting.

• Search for new village manager begins

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 6, 2014

  

  At Village Council’s Jan. 21 meeting, Council member Brian Housh presented recommendations for the process and timeline for the upcoming Village manager search.

• Council considers water plant upgrade

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 4, 2014

  

  At their Feb. 3 meeting, Village Council members heard a presentation on the cost of updating the existing Village water plant.

• Village Council, Jan. 13— Police to teach safety rules

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 30, 2014

  

  In 2014 the Yellow Springs Police Department will continue to work with Yellow Springs schools, with a focus on “Safety Town,” a safety awareness project aimed at grade schoolers, according to Police Chief Anthony Pettiford at Village Council’s Jan. 13 meeting.

• First Council vote OKs CBE funding

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 23, 2014

  

  Village Council moved ahead with the project by voting 3–1 in favor of the first reading of an ordinance that appoves an almost $1 million bond issuance for the CBE.

• CBE funds stable, for now

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 16, 2014

  

  The Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) grant to the Village for the CBE infrastructure is not in immediate jeopardy, but there is some risk that the money could be diverted in an emergency.