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• Profile of the herbicide ‘Escalade 2’

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 27, 2013

  According to Dr. Jason Russell, a medical toxicology fellow at the Ohio University College of Medicine who works at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, villagers have “not much to worry about.”

• Pool closed 2 days after herbicide application— Spraying sparks controversy

  By Diane Chiddister

  Several villagers spoke passionately and heatedly about their frustrations and fears around the Wednesday, June 12, overuse of herbicides on the grass around the Gaunt Park pool at Village Council’s June 17 meeting.

• Village staff to alert swimmers about overuse of herbicide

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 16, 2013

  

  The Village will contact those who swam in the Gaunt Park pool from last Wednesday to its closing late Friday afternoon to alert them that herbicides had been applied inappropriately Wednesday morning to the grass around the pool.

• Emergency Council meeting on pool closure

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 15, 2013

  

  The Yellow Springs Village Council will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday morning, June 16 at 9 a.m. in Council chambers to discuss the pool closing yesterday due to herbicide application.

• Pool temporarily closed

  By Megan Bachman

  

  On June 12, 2013, the Village staff applied an herbicide to the clover in the grassy area around the pool, forcing closure.

• A new lighting look downtown

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 13, 2013

  

  Villagers who venture downtown this week may notice that the Village electric crew finished installing three street lamps at the north end of downtown.

• Village Council— Rehab option for water plant

  By Diane Chiddister

  Regarding how best to source local water, Village Council may have the option of rehabbing the village’s current water plant.

• Village Council— Zoning gets more flexible

  By Lauren HeatonMay 23, 2013

  Village Council made a host of alterations to the Village zoning code during a special meeting Monday devoted to the current rewrite of the Village’s central planning document.

• Village Council— Council to contract out pool care

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 21, 2013

  At their Feb. 4 meeting, Village Council members agreed to contract the responsibilities for running the Gaunt Park pool to Dayton Pool Management, or DPM, part of a nationwide pool management company.

• Village buys Railroad Street lot

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 1, 2012

  Thirty-five people gathered around the gravel lot to witness the the auction of the property at the corner of Railroad and Dayton streets. After a short bidding process, the Village of Yellow Springs had purchased the property for $170,000.