Infrastructure & Services Section :: Page 22

• Tree trimming begins soon

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 3, 2011

  

  Due to several recent power outages linked to downed limbs, tree-trimming around electrical lines will begin soon in the south end of town, with a focus on softwoods linked to the outages such as white pine and silver maple.

• Village Council— Tree-trimming moves ahead

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 1, 2011

  Spurred by several recent power outages, the Village is moving ahead quickly with more aggressive tree-trimming in the south end of town, according to Superintendent of Water and Electric Kelley Fox this week. “With the recent storms, the trees have wreaked havoc,” Fox said. “The bottom line is that we have to trim the trees […]

• Vectren gas line replacement locations

  By YS News Staff

  

  Vectren gas line replacement locations.

• Council votes 3–2 on gas

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 30, 2011

  On Monday, June 20, Village Council in a close vote approved a contract with American Municipal Power, or AMP, to participate in a natural gas plant at Fremont, Ohio

• Vectren to replace gas lines

  By Lauren HeatonJune 26, 2011

  

  Vectren replaces aging natural gas lines around the village this month.

• Village Council— Vote on natural gas coming

  By Megan BachmanJune 23, 2011

  

  Village Council will consider purchasing power from a new natural gas plant at its June 20 meeting in yet another decision affecting the town’s electricity portfolio and its carbon footprint.

• Village Council— How much to cut back trees?

  By Diane Chiddister

  At their June 6 meeting Village Council began a discussion of Village tree-trimming policy, sparked by the need to budget money for this year’s tree work.

• Village Council — Hard questions for green town

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 16, 2011

  Village Council addressed the issue whether the Village should sign a contract with American Municipal Power, or AMP, for participation in a natural gas plant in Fremont, Ohio.

• Storms pass through village

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 26, 2011

  

  Three storm systems charged through Yellow Springs on Wednesday evening, May 26. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in Greene County a little after 7 p.m. due to possible tornadic activity spotted by Doppler radar, but there were no actual tornado sightings, according to the NWS.

• Sewer link-up moves ahead

  By Megan Bachman

  

  A project connecting the Morris Bean & Company foundry to the Village of Yellow Springs sanitary sewer system will likely be completed this year with the recent finding by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that the project will not have a significant negative impact on the environment.