Infrastructure & Services Section :: Page 3

• Mechanical failure causes sludge spill

  By Reilly DixonJune 7, 2022

  

  On Saturday, May 28, around 6 p.m., a mechanical failure at the Village’s municipal water and wastewater treatment plant led to nearly 750 gallons of sludge spilling out of the facility.

• Samples show COVID in Yellow Springs wastewater

  By Jessica ThomasMay 2, 2022

  

  Recent local wastewater samples show an increase in COVID-19 viral shedding in the village over the past couple of weeks

• Village broadband pilot program slated to begin

  By Jessica ThomasFebruary 4, 2022

  

  Years ago, a small group of villagers started conversations about offering Wi-Fi as a public utility; in the coming months, Yellow Springs will take steps to make that vision a reality as the Village pilots a broadband program at 250 locations throughout town.

• Village receives $1.2M for new water pipes

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 19, 2022

  

  Residents living in older areas of town will soon see improved water volume when the village’s aging water pipes are replaced.

• Planning Commission weighs downtown parking options

  By Cheryl DurgansOctober 15, 2021

  

  On Tuesday, Oct. 12, Planning Commission created a list of recommendations for Village Council to consider regarding downtown parking by a unanimous vote of 5–0.

• Watering hole

  By Matt MindeAugust 2, 2021

  

  Village street crew members repaired a broken leaking water line under Dayton Street near Kenneth Hamilton Way on Monday, July 26.

• South end development— County approves annex

  By Megan BachmanMay 19, 2021

  

  During their regular meeting on April 29, the Greene County Board of Commissioners unanimously granted an annexation petition from Oberer Land Developers to add their 34 acres of land in Miami Township to the southern edge of Yellow Springs.

• Rumpke now accepting some #5 plastics

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 13, 2021

  

  Beginning this month, villagers can divert a few more items away from their trash cans: Along with the previously accepted plastic items like bottles and jugs, Yellow Springs residents can now fill their recycling bins with fruit and yogurt cups and butter, sour cream, cottage cheese and whipped topping tubs.

• Solar ‘canopy’ eyed for parking lot

  By Megan BachmanDecember 21, 2020

  

  Initial plans call for a solar canopy at the John Bryan Community Center. The covered pavilion would feature a solar roof with at least a 200-kilowatt capacity, with vehicle parking and event space underneath.

• Utility-scale solar project moves ahead

  By Megan BachmanDecember 16, 2020

  

  A utility-scale solar project southeast of Yellow Springs is moving forward, and so is a grassroots effort to stop it.