Government Section :: Page 117

• 2012 Election Results

  By YS News StaffNovember 5, 2012

  

  Click here for results from the 2012 election, including the breakdown by local precinct.

• Village names new police chief

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 31, 2012

  

  The Village chose local resident Anthony Pettiford to be the new Yellow Springs police chief.

• Views from the street— How presidential were candidates?

  By Jeff SimonsOctober 25, 2012

  The News asked Yellow Springs residents to weigh in on the first presidential debate held on Oct. 3 in Denver, and the vice presidential debate held in Danville, Ky., on Oct. 11.

• Village OKs bidding on lot

  By Lauren Heaton

  The Railroad Street property where the grain elevator once stood is going to auction this week, and the Village of Yellow Springs will be among the bidders.

• Council eyes public art policy

  By Lauren Heaton

  Village Council considered a draft art policy at its Oct. 15 meeting as a first step towards defining the types of art allowed in public spaces and the procedures for their approval.

• Village to consider bidding on land parcel downtown

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 18, 2012

  The Village Station development that has been hanging on as a concept plan for office and retail space at the corner of Dayton and Railroad Streets is all but quashed. But an opportunity for a new idea may be coming soon.

• Zoning plans for an eclectic town

  By Lauren Heaton

  The Yellow Springs zoning code has been viewed as cumbersome and expensive to approve, and is currently in the midst of an overhaul.

• Local man seeks change in Ohio

  By Megan BachmanOctober 11, 2012

  

  Being a Yellow Springer, and a long shot, Democratic candidate Jeff Robertson’s run for the Ohio Senate — an ambitious undertaking in a Republican-leaning district — is anything but conventional. At a campaign fundraiser at The Winds Cafe this week, Robertson eschewed a tie, served an all-vegetarian meal, spent more time reading from his recently published political thriller than stumping, and seemed more interested in raising awareness than raising money.

• Villagers query chiefs-to-be

  By Lauren Heaton

  If he is appointed police chief, candidate Tony Pettiford said he will work alongside his officers and be actively involved in the day-to-day policing of the community. If he is named police chief, candidate Art Scott said he will make sure officers and staff receive the training they need to be a top-notch police department.

• Village Council— CBE federal grants reduced

  By Lauren Heaton

  The Village of Yellow Springs learned this week that federal grant funds that have long been committed for road construction within the Village commerce park have been withdrawn. A federal earmark of $344,000 that was committed through the Ohio Department of Transportation for roads at the Village’s Center for Busines and Education was redirected last month to another project. The loss of funding cuts the CBE’s infrastructure budget by over 20 percent.