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78  GUIDE TO YELLOW SPR INGS  |  2020 – 2021 Miami Township C : Miami Township offices, 101 E. Herman St.; 937‑767‑2460 E : trustees@miamitownship. net W: miamitownship.net Miami Township, estab- lished in 1817, encompasses approximately 25 square miles in Greene County and includes the Villages of Yellow Springs and Clifton. It is governed by a three member Board of Trustees, cur rently Chris Mucher, chair; Mark Crockett, vice chair; Don Hollister, trustee; and Margaret Silliman, fiscal officer. The Township is zoned, and the trustees oversee and appoint five members of the Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Township Zoning Code and Map are available online. The Trustees also main- tain 14.35 miles of Township roads, all of which are hard surfaced, and the operation of six cemeteries; Clifton- Union, Glen Forest, Glen Forest East, Glen Forest Nat- ural Burial Cemetery, includ- ing the memorial Scatter- ing Garden, Pleasant Grove Cemeter y and the Grinnell Family Cemetery. The Township also owns the historic Grinnell Mill, a restored 19th Century Grist Mill that cur rently oper- ates as a Bed and Breakfast whose contact number is 937-767-0131. The Board of Tr ustees meets the first and third Mondays of each month at 5 p.m., at the Trustees offices, located at 1001 Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs. Township residents are invited to attend meetings, which tradition- ally have an “open” addenda format. Meeting minutes can be viewed by visiting www. miamitownship.net. Village Mediation Program of Yellow Springs C : John Gudgel, 937‑605‑8754 E : MAccount@vil. yellowsprings.oh.us W: yso.com The V illage Mediation Program of Yellow Springs provides peaceful and pro- ductive methods of address- ing conflict in the Yellow Springs and Miami Township community. Skilled volunteer mediators provide free medi- ation sessions to assist com- munity members with their disputes. Free facilitation and consultation ser vices are available for nonprofit, community service and edu- cation organizations. VMP offers a variety of workshops and training oppor tunities for local residents and orga- nizations. New mediators are always welcomed. Contact us for more information. Village of Yellow Springs C : John Bryan Community Center, 100 Dayton St., 937‑767‑3402; Parks and Recreation, 937‑767‑7209 E : monitors@vil.yellowsp rings. oh.us W: yso.com An engaged, active citi- zenry and a responsive gov- ernment are a tradition in Yellow Springs. The V illage of Yellow Springs is a political subdi- vision of the state of Ohio, governed by a home-r ule charter adopted in 1950. The Village operates under the Council-Manager form of government, operating sev- eral departments, including police, streets maintenance, parks, water treatment and distribution, sewer and storm water collection, water recla- mation, refuse/recycling, and electrical ser vice. Fire and LOCAL GOVERNMENT Yellow Springs United Methodist Church In service when COVID-safe. Sunday School, 10 a.m. (September–May) SundayWorship, 11 a.m. (Services always streamed on our Facebook &YouTube pages.) ChurchOffice, 937-767-7560 •  Pastor Rick Jones, 937- 470-9741 Corner of Winter & Dayton Streets • Established 1850 More than Ice Cream! WWW.CORNERCONE.NET 101S.Walnut St. • 937-319-1788