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• Village Council revisits itinerant vendor fees

  By Jessica ThomasApril 7, 2023

  

  At the Village Council meeting on Monday, March 20, Council members discussed the merits of newly proposed legislation requiring vendors in the Village over the age of 17 to register and pay $50 annually.

• Village Council adopts volunteer policy

  By Jessica ThomasMarch 31, 2023

  

  At their most recent meeting Monday, March 20, Village Council members unanimously approved a policy for those wishing to volunteer on Village-owned property. 

• Yellow Springs business owners denounce plastic ban

  By Reilly DixonMarch 20, 2023

  

  The message from a number of local business owners at a recent town hall was clear: The proposed legislation to restrict commercial single-use plastics is too hasty.

• Village Council considers gas aggregate program

  By Jessica ThomasMarch 18, 2023

  

  At their most recent meeting on Monday, March 6, Village Council members heard a presentation from Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council, or SOPEC, about its gas aggregation program.

• Village Council weighs income tax changes

  By Reilly DixonMarch 13, 2023

  

  At their regular meeting on Monday, March 6, Village Council members weighed the impacts of a proposed ordinance that would lower by half the amount of income tax credit granted to individuals who work beyond Yellow Springs and pay taxes in other municipalities, from 100% to 50%.

• Village Council eyes single-use plastics ban

  By Jessica ThomasMarch 1, 2023

  

  In an effort to respond to growing concerns about climate change, Village Council members agreed to bring forth legislation that would ban single-use plastics in the village.

• Village Council to increase zoning and permit fees

  By Jessica ThomasFebruary 21, 2023

  

  Amidst a flurry of first-readings, Village Council members heard a first reading for legislation that would raise planning and zoning fees at their most recent meeting on Monday, Feb. 6.

• Village Council plans utility increases

  By Jessica ThomasFebruary 13, 2023

  

  The ordinances include new proposals for rates, which would increase steadily over the course of five years — 3% per year for electricity, 5% per year for sewer and 8% per year for water.

• YS Police Department receives body-worn camera grant

  By Jessica ThomasJanuary 27, 2023

  

  Yellow Springs police officers will have a new feature in the coming months — body-worn cameras.

• Village ends lease with Lawson Place tenants

  By Jessica ThomasJanuary 12, 2023

  At the last Council meeting of 2022, Council members heard from several Lawson Place residents voicing their concern for two long-term residents whose lease had been terminated by Village Manager Josué Salmerón, who is acting as property manager for the apartments.