Infrastructure & Services Section :: Page 3

• 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.

• Planning Commission— Costly repairs ahead for YS?

  By Audrey HackettNovember 16, 2020

  

  Burns described a series of specific stormwater issues related to aging infrastructure — which in some parts of town date back to the late 1800s, he said — certain kinds of lot designs, more intense storms than previously and other factors.

• Power outage planned in Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffNovember 11, 2020

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs announced on Nov. 11 that there will be a planned power outage for the entire Village from 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, to 3 a.m. on Friday Nov., 13.