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Village enters contract for prosecutorial services
At Village Council’s most recent meeting, Monday, March 17, the group unanimously approved a resolution to authorize Village Manager Johnnie Burns to enter a contract with Springboro-based law firm Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA to provide prosecution services for the Village.
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Water Superintendent reports 36 million gallons lost in 2024
Over the course of the year, the Village plant treated 115 million gallons, but billed for 79 million, a 31% loss. The department is unable to account for that water — specifically, where it came from.
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YS Police Chief Burge breaks down 2024 stats
The yearly state-of-the-department presentation included aspirational three-year goals for the local police force, data on last year’s 911 calls, department awards, funding initiatives, community survey results and general incident statistics.
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Village Council considers repealing economic incentive policy
According to Village Solicitor Amy Blankenship and Planning and Economic Development Director Meg Leatherman, a the Village’s economic incentive policy complicates the process of new businesses, developments or nonprofits setting up shop in Yellow Springs.
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Online posts raise concerns over privacy, transparency
A group of messages shared in a local Facebook group earlier this month has raised questions, both broad and specific, about transparency and ethics within public bodies and the separation of public identities from private ones.
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With $680k pledged for new soccer fields, LIHTC project advances
Should Woda Cooper successfully be awarded the $15 million in low-income housing tax credits from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to build a low-income housing development, the district would have $689,000 to turn the Joneses’ cornfield into playable soccer fields.
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More LIHTC questions than answers at school board meeting
At the center of the fraught discussion was the ongoing, intergovernmental initiative to build a 30- to 50-unit low-income housing development on the district-owned Morgan soccer fields.
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LIHTC developer seeks site control of district-owned land
As was discussed at Monday’s Village Council meeting, one matter still stands in the way of Columbus-based development company Woda Cooper LLC applying for the $15 million in low-income tax credits: getting site control of the Morgan Fields from the school district.
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2024 In Review | Government
2024 In Review: Village Government, Village Council, Planning Commission, Miami Township Trustees and the 2024 General Election.
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Village Council selects low-income housing developer
After finalizing the development agreement with the Village, Woda Cooper will apply to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for $15 million in federal low-income housing tax credits.
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