In the days after Village Council voted down the Oberer Development application to rezone 52.6 acres on the south side of town as a planned unit development, many residents are left with the question, “What’s next?”

Last fall, YS Home, Inc. Executive Director Emily Seibel took part in a fireside chat keynote discussion for the annual conference of Ohio Community Development Corporation Association, speaking with Jamar Doyle, of Greater Collinwood Development Corporation, and Evelyn Burnett, of ThirdSpace Action Lab.

At the Monday, Feb. 7, Village Council meeting, held virtually via Zoom, a request from Oberer Development Company to rezone 52.6 acres on the south end of the village as a planned unit development, or PUD, did not receive enough votes to move forward.

Years ago, a small group of villagers started conversations about offering Wi-Fi as a public utility; in the coming months, Yellow Springs will take steps to make that vision a reality as the Village pilots a broadband program at 250 locations throughout town.

At a virtual town hall meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 12, scores of villagers aired concerns and asked questions about a proposed development on the south end of town and the efforts to rezone that land.

After nearly two years of being closed, the Antioch Wellness Center has reopened its doors to the public. Their daily hours of operation are Monday–Friday, 6 a.m.–8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Sarah Sinclair-Amend, who served as a voting member, resigned Jan. 13; and Matthew Kirk, who served as an alternate, resigned Jan. 6.

Members of the Public Works Crew recently delivered 10 Christmas trees to Glen Helen’s Raptor Center.

The purpose of the meeting was for Village Council members to ask questions about the proposed development to inform their future decision on whether to rezone the 52 acres slated for development as a planned unit development, or PUD.

The first Village Council meeting of 2022, held virtually via Zoom on Jan. 3, began with a series of swearings-in. Mayor Pam Conine and council members Carmen (Lee) Brown, Brian Housh and Kevin Stokes began new terms.