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• Springers 4 More Springers seeks zoning reform, more low-income housing

  By Reilly DixonJuly 2, 2024

  

  Springers 4 More Springers is a citizens action group that seeks to work with local elected bodies and residents to reform the Village zoning code, support affordable housing initiatives such as Home, Inc’s 50-unit project and serve as an advocate for tenants.

• Village Council continues low-income housing talks

  By Reilly DixonJune 24, 2024

  

  As previously reported in the News, YS Home, Inc. has been petitioning for municipal support for the organization’s pursuit of millions of dollars in housing tax credits that could help finance the creation of a 50-unit housing development that would target low-income families.

• St. Mary Development Corp. exits low-income housing talks

  By Reilly DixonJune 3, 2024

  

  St. Mary Development Corporation has “decided to end discussions” regarding the pursuit of a tax credit application that could have financed a 50-unit, low-income housing development.

• Elected bodies weigh low-income housing proposal on school land

  By Reilly DixonMay 27, 2024

  

  For the first time in public meetings, YS Home, Inc. unveiled a new, large-scale affordable housing proposal: the development of a 50-unit, low-income rental complex that may one day be sited on three acres of school district-owned land.

• Village Council renews municipal Wi-Fi efforts

  By Reilly DixonApril 30, 2024

  

  Since the Village implemented a municipal broadband pilot program in early 2022, over 100 homes and businesses have opted into the network.

• Village Council weighs future changes to zoning code

  By Reilly DixonApril 22, 2024

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, Monday, April 15, Council members wrestled with a familiar issue: Should the Village zoning code be modified to encourage more high-density and affordable developments? The answer from most Council members was “yes, but in due time.”

• Village Council | March 4 Meeting

  By Reilly DixonMarch 28, 2024

  

  In his Manager’s Report, Burns told Council that development of the future 90-home subdivision, Spring Meadows, is on schedule.

• EXTENDED COVERAGE | March 14 homicide upheaves Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonMarch 24, 2024

  

  Following a four-day manhunt, and amid an ongoing investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or BCI, Jackson Isaiah Bleything, a Springfield resident and 2020 graduate of Yellow Springs High School, was taken into custody Sunday, March 17.

• Johnnie Burns sworn in as Yellow Springs village manager

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 22, 2024

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, held virtually on Tuesday, Feb. 20, Interim Village Manager Johnnie Burns was appointed to permanently fill the manager role, following unanimous approval from Council. He was officially sworn in early Wednesday morning.

• Tuesday, Feb. 20, Village Council meeting is virtual

  By Matt MindeFebruary 16, 2024

  

  The next Village Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 20, at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held virtually, due to an increased risk of COVID.