Features

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  Planning Commission approves preliminary plan for 190-unit subdivision expansion

  
  
  

  At the group’s most recent meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 11, Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat application for a sizable addition to the Spring Meadows subdivision in the northwestern reaches of Yellow Springs.

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  State bills stymie schools, district leaders say

  
  
  

  In October, the Ohio House approved House Bills 186, 335, 129 and 309. The measures, if passed by the Senate, will affect the calculation of the 20-mill property tax floor and inside millage increases, and give county budget commissions authority to reduce or override voter-approved school levies.

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  Zoning changes ahead for Miami Township

  
  
  

  The work, led by the Miami Township Zoning Commission and Zoning Administrator Bryan Lucas, is aimed at clarifying and modernizing the Township’s Zoning Resolution, the document that governs how property can be used in unincorporated areas.

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  Rev. Merove to come to Yellow Springs Center

  
  
  

  The Rev. Madet Merove will share aspects of that work, and answer questions about the needs of Haitians and the wider community, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 7–9 p.m., at the YS Senior Center. His talk, “An Update on the Haitian Community in Springfield,” is part of the center’s “Village Voices” series.

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  Youth basketball signups open, volunteers sought

  
  
  

  Sign-ups are now open for the community youth recreational basketball league, serving Yellow Springs and surrounding areas.

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  Tom’s Market explores co-op model

  
  
  

  For the time being, Tom’s Market, located at 242 Xenia Ave., is still privately and family owned — but owner Jeff Gray and others have begun a 45-day discovery process to determine the feasibility of and local interest in the co-op model.

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  Yellow Springs Development Co. to purchase downtown buildings

  
  
  

  Some iconic downtown Yellow Springs properties are set to change hands in the coming weeks: The Yellow Springs Development Corporation is purchasing the two buildings at 252 and 254 Xenia Ave.

Obituaries

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  Paul Laurence Herman
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  Ernest Koerlin

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  A grande day indeed