Articles About Ellis Pond

• Ellis Park prairie takes root

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 27, 2024

  

  What was previously a continuation of the grassy perimeter around the pond, the new native prairie — stretching across 4,500 square feet in the northern reaches of Ellis Park — is now a dappled patchwork of milkweed, aster, ironweed, coneflowers and other native flowers. 

• New prairie to protect Ellis Pond

  By Reilly DixonDecember 3, 2023

  

  On Thursday, Nov. 16, a small team of local residents and members of the Village Environmental Commission went to the northern reaches of the 17-acre Ellis Park to install a 4,500-square-foot prairie.

• 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. 

• Village Council | Regular Meeting Oct. 17

  By Jessica ThomasNovember 11, 2022

  

  Business conducted during Village Council’s most recent meeting Monday, Oct. 17, included the following topics: a noise ordinance, the fourth quarter supplemental budget, a Rumpke contrat and more.

• Therapy dog considered for Yellow Springs Police Department

  By Jessica ThomasSeptember 19, 2022

  

  At its most recent meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6, Village Council members heard a proposal from Village Manager Josué Salmerón to add a new member — a therapy dog — to the Village’s police force.

• Village confronts Ellis Pond algae

  By Jessica ThomasAugust 29, 2022

  

  Since Village Council’s July 5 decision to prohibit Village staff from using chemicals to mitigate the algal bloom in Ellis Pond, Council members Marianne MacQueen and Carmen Brown have been working with Village staff, members of the Environmental Commission, several environmental scholars and local experts to find a more holistic, and possibly permanent, solution.

• Village Council to hire new solicitor

  By Jessica ThomasJuly 26, 2022

  

  At its Monday, July 18 meeting, Village Council passed a resolution to allow Village Manager Josué Salmerón to negotiate a contract with Amy Blankenship of Frost Brown Todd LLC as the new village solicitor.

• Village Council | Residents question recent staff changes

  By Jessica ThomasJuly 22, 2022

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting on July 5, several residents asked Village Council members pointed questions about the Village solicitor, finance director and an ongoing state investigation into the Village’s credit card use.

• Village to treat Ellis Pond for algae

  By Jessica ThomasJune 24, 2022

  

  After several attempts at environmentally friendly mitigation techniques, the Village plans to treat the pond with herbicide to kill the algae.