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• Township trustees support Polecat Road speed change

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 31, 2023

  

  Village Planning Commission member Scott Osterholm spoke before the trustees on a plan to request that Greene County change the speed limit on Polecat Road to 35 mph outside Village limits near Ellis Park, on a stretch of road located within Miami Township.

• Trustees bid Chief Altman farewell

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 18, 2023

  

  Following an executive session, the trustees later voted to appoint current Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Powell to the position of  interim fire chief, effective Friday, Aug. 11, beginning at 5 p.m.

• Fire Chief Colin Altman to retire after 29 years

  By Megan BachmanAugust 3, 2023

  

  Chief Colin Altman is hanging up his turnout coat for good. After 29 years at the helm of Miami Township Fire-Rescue, Altman retires later this month.

• Miami Township Trustees to change BZA procedures

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 31, 2023

  

  The changes come following a June 5 meeting of the trustees in which local resident Steve Wirrig, owner of the Wirrig family pavilion between U.S. 68 North and Meredith Road, laid out concerns regarding the transparency of the BZA and the actions of Zoning Inspector Richard Zopf.

• Miami Township Fire-Rescue to increase event staffing, permit costs

  By YS News StaffJuly 18, 2023

  

  The cost of a festival permit, which is required by the Ohio Fire Code, or OFC, increased from a flat rate of $25 to $.08 per anticipated event attendee.

• Miami Township Board of Trustees | Monday, Feb. 6 Meeting

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 17, 2023

  

  Chief Colin Altman reported that Miami Township Fire-Rescue has responded to 35 EMS calls and eight fire calls since the last regular meeting of the trustees.

• Miami Township trustees | Kingwood opposition continues

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 1, 2023

  

  The Miami Township Board of Trustees continued to discuss the recent decision by the Ohio Power Siting Board, or OPSB, against Texas-based Vesper Energy’s proposed 175-megawatt, utility-scale Kingwood solar project at the trustees’ most recent meeting Wednesday, Jan. 18.

• Trustees settle first-of-year business

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 17, 2023

  

  At their first meeting of the new year, the Miami Township trustees handled their first-of-year business, mapping the three-person board’s foundation for 2023.

• 2022 In Review | The Arts

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 5, 2023

  

  Impromptu music performances, live theater, new murals, book publications, films and so, so much more — Yellow Springs was a fountain of art in 2022.

• 2022 In Review | Miami Township

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Perhaps the most significant piece of news to come out of Miami Township in 2022 was the passage of a levy that will generate about $670,000 per year for Miami Township Fire-Rescue and will be used to pay MTFR personnel.