Government Section :: Page 121

• Tackling hard water, hard choices

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 10, 2012

  Of all the critical decisions made by municipal governments, perhaps no decisions are more important than those concerning water.

• Village objects to court ruling in tap-in case

  By Lauren HeatonMay 3, 2012

  On Friday, April 20, the Village of Yellow Springs filed objections to the first ruling by a Greene County magistrate who decided in favor of Ken and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village.

• Small towns, bigger water bills

  By Diane Chiddister

  The price we pay for the water that flows from our taps is determined by a variety of factors, including a bit of guesswork

• AMP offers green pricing program

  By Diane Chiddister

  At Village Council’s April 16 meeting, Eric Lloyd of AMP, the Village’s municipal power cooperative, presented information on a new green pricing program, Ecosmart Choice, that AMP is offering to its members.

• Council eyes wind power

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 26, 2012

  At their April 16 meeting, Village Council members heard a presentation from Eric Lloyd of AMP, the municipal electric cooperative, regarding the Blue Creek Wind Energy Project, a new wind farm in northwest Ohio.

• Court favors Struewings

  By Lauren Heaton

  Last week a Greene County Common Pleas Court magistrate ruled in favor of Ken and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village over property rights.

• Village Council— New law bans texting while driving

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 19, 2012

  At their April 2 meeting, Village Council members unanimously passed a new ordinance that would make it illegal to text while driving in Yellow Springs.

• Council eyes economic plan

  By Diane Chiddister

  Village Council members at their April 2 meeting heard a review of the recent Economic Sustainability Plan by several members of the Village Economic Sustainability Commission.

• Judge favors Struewings in case against Village

  By Lauren HeatonApril 16, 2012

  

  The lawsuit between the Village and local residents Ken and Betheen Struewing reached a milestone last week when a Greene County Common Pleas Judge decided in favor of the Struewings.

• Temporary chief doesn’t take to retirement

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 12, 2012

  

  Yellow Springs Interim Police Chief Arthur Scott tried retirement, but it didn’t take. So instead he decided to go to Afghanistan. When he returned to the United States, he was ready to dive into the work world again.