Government Section :: Page 118

• Public Power Week in the village

  By YS News StaffOctober 9, 2012

  

  This week is Public Power Week, a country-wide program in its 26th year that celebrates the importance of public power to local citizens. In recognition of Public Power Week, the Village of Yellow Springs has released an outline that enumerates the things the community has to be proud of as a public power community.

• Solar panels generate discussion— Net metering rates debated

  By Megan BachmanOctober 4, 2012

  On bright, sunny days, the electric meter at Harvey and Ruth Paige’s Meadow Lane residence spins backwards, thanks to solar photovoltaic array mounted in their backyard.

• Village police to bulk up slim staff

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  The Yellow Springs Police Department typically fields a team of eight full-time and a half dozen part-time officers. Currently, there are six full-time officers and less than three active part-time officers, many of whom are being stretched to their limit and are often asked to cover shifts alone.

• See debate on the big screen

  By YS News StaffOctober 2, 2012

  

  On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the Little Art Theatre will screen the presidential debate.

• Lawson gardens, fracking ban— Council reaches for authority

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 27, 2012

  Several Village Council members expressed regret during their meeting on Monday, Sept. 17, that they have not found a way to preserve all the gardens at the Lawson Place residences. Earlier in the month the Village had drafted an ordinance requiring a permit to remove the private landscaping that property owner Greene Metropolitan Housing Authority says must be removed by Oct. 1.

• Police chief search narrows

  By Lauren Heaton

  In its search for a permanent chief of police, the Village of Yellow Springs has narrowed its options to three candidates, including current Interim Chief Arthur Scott, Central State University Police Chief Anthony Pettiford, and John Milstead, security manager for Dayton Metro Libraries. The Village is currently scheduling visits to the village for each of the candidates and will host a public forum with each of the candidates on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Bryan Center.

• Fundraiser held for local Ohio Senate candidate

  By YS News StaffSeptember 26, 2012

  

  A fundraiser for local Ohio Senate candidate Jeff D. Robertson will be held at The Winds Cafe on Sunday, Sept. 30, 6–9 p.m.

• Neuhardt’s American Dream

  By Jeff SimonsSeptember 20, 2012

  Sharen Neuhardt knows a thing or two about the American Dream.
  The Yellow Springs business attorney, who is running for Ohio’s newly formed 10th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, understands just how much her middle class roots contributed to her success.

• Village narrows search for police chief

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 18, 2012

  

  The Village is getting closer to choosing its new police chief.

• Streetscape to be implemented in two stages

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 13, 2012

  At their Sept. 4 meeting, members of Village Council voted unanimously to move ahead with a gradual process for improving the downtown streetscape. The initial phase of the project, planned for this fall, is aimed at fixing the sidewalks deemed most dangerous and removing the street trees causing the most sidewalk damage.