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• Pool closed 2 days after herbicide application— Spraying sparks controversy

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 27, 2013

  Several villagers spoke passionately and heatedly about their frustrations and fears around the Wednesday, June 12, overuse of herbicides on the grass around the Gaunt Park pool at Village Council’s June 17 meeting.

• Cemetery expands in Township

  By Lauren Heaton

  As the new stewards of the village’s most visible cemetery, the Miami Township Trustees began immediately preparing the property across the street on Xenia Avenue for more gravesites.

• Both water, soil deemed safe at pool

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 21, 2013

  

  Soil samples form around Gaunt Park pool showed chemicals at far below the levels at which humans can be exposed and not show any ill effects. The pool opened Friday.

• Swimming pool opens Friday

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 20, 2013

  

  The Gaunt Park pool will open on Friday, June 21, at its regular time after water samples taken after an overuse of herbicides in the pool area came back with no evidence of contamination.

• Food trucks, school approved

  By Lauren Heaton

  At their meeting on Monday, June 10, Village Planning Commission approved two conditional use applications, one for the continued use of Village BP lot for food truck vendors, and one for a Montessori school on Tower Court.

• AGENDA for Council’s special meeting on herbicide use around pool

  By YS News StaffJune 19, 2013

  Village Council will hold a special meeting on herbicide use around pool on Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at Council chambers in the Bryan Center.

• Village staff to alert swimmers about overuse of herbicide

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 16, 2013

  

  The Village will contact those who swam in the Gaunt Park pool from last Wednesday to its closing late Friday afternoon to alert them that herbicides had been applied inappropriately Wednesday morning to the grass around the pool.

• Emergency Council meeting on pool closure

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 15, 2013

  

  The Yellow Springs Village Council will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday morning, June 16 at 9 a.m. in Council chambers to discuss the pool closing yesterday due to herbicide application.

• Pool temporarily closed

  By Megan Bachman

  

  On June 12, 2013, the Village staff applied an herbicide to the clover in the grassy area around the pool, forcing closure.

• Downtown lighting gets a makeover

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 14, 2013

  

  New streetlights were installed on Xenia Avenue last week, and will be installed on Dayton Street soon.