Articles About Economic Sustainability Commission

• Council eyes creating a CIC

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 5, 2018

  

  At Village Council’s June 18 meeting, Council revisited a previous discussion on the potential benefits and costs of creating a designated community improvement corporation, or CIC.

• Village Council — Airbnb regulation in question

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 9, 2017

  

  Village Council continued to grapple at its Oct. 16 meeting with how best to regulate local Airbnb lodging, and whether proposed legislation is too restrictive.

• Medical marijuana firm scouts Yellow Springs site

  By Audrey HackettMay 25, 2017

  

  A medical marijuana company has expressed interest in locating a cultivation and production facility in Yellow Springs.

• Different visions for CBE land in Yellow Springs

  By Audrey HackettMay 4, 2017

  

  Villagers remain divided in their vision for the 35 acres of land on the western edge of Yellow Springs known as the CBE, according to survey results presented at Village Council’s April 17 meeting by members of the Economic Sustainability Commission, or ESC.

• In 80s, incubator boosted businesses in Yellow Springs

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 17, 2014

  

  One of Village government’s first attempts at revving up the economy involved hiring villagers Vicki Morgan and Phyllis Schmidt in 1986 as Yellow Springs Associates, in an attempt to improve the image of Yellow Springs to surrounding communities.

• Economic development plan OKd

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 21, 2012

  A public/private economic sustainability outreach team of local leaders for the purpose of business retention, expansion and attraction.

• New economic plan presented to Council

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 15, 2012

  At their March 5 meeting, Village Council members heard a presentation of the new Yellow Springs Economic Sustainability Plan, created by the Economic Sustainability Commission.

• Commissions make a difference

  By Megan BachmanAugust 12, 2010

  Village commissions, staffed by appointed citizens and elected officials, are fundamental to the functioning of Village government. While the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Community Access Panel, and Economic Sustainability Commission are not currently seeking volunteers, they offer opportunity for direct citizen involvement in governmental affairs.