Government Section :: Page 126

• Village settles with officer

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 29, 2011

  The Village reached a settlement earlier this month with a former Yellow Springs police officer over a claim he had filed with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) last year over his right to continue working after acquiring a job-related disability.

• Upgrade makes sewage plant shiny and new

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  After nearly two years of work and about $3 million in upgrades, the Village’s refurbished wastewater treatment plant now has not only higher water quality but also a new name.

• Village Reclamation Plant gets a shine

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 26, 2011

  

  Villagers are invited to take a tour of the newly upgraded Water Reclamation Plant (formerly wastewater treatment plant) this Thursday, Dec. 29, 11–3 p.m.

• Cemex rezoning request denied

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 22, 2011

  Last week Xenia Township Trustees voted down a request from Cemex to rezone land the company owns southwest of Yellow Springs that would have allowed the company to construct a new quarry there.

• MillWorks owners seek land transfer

  By Matt Minde

  At their Dec. 5 meeting, Village Council members heard a request from the owners of MillWorks to purchase from the Village a strip of land near their building so that trucks could use the loading docks there.

• Cundiff gets Sidney post

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 16, 2011

  

  Yellow Springs Village Manager Mark Cundiff and the Sidney City Council have reached a tentative agreement naming Cundiff that city’s new manager, to be finalized when the Sidney Council meets next Monday, Dec. 19. The earliest Cundiff would leave his job would be Feb. 17.

• What’s the best water option for the Village?

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 15, 2011

  Village Council wants to hear from community members regarding whether the Village should upgrade its current water plant or purchase water from Springfield.

• Goals to set 2012 priorities

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 8, 2011

  At their Nov. 21 meeting, Village Council members held an initial discussion regarding Council’s principles and goals for 2012, a topic generally addressed prior to approving the budget as a way to set Council priorities.

• Cuts shrink Village budget

  By Diane Chiddister

  In these difficult economic times, it’s a familiar story for states and municipalities: while revenues are falling, costs are rising. And that’s the story again this year for the Village of Yellow Springs.

• Hollister gets environmental post

  By Megan Bachman

  

  All politics is local, the saying goes, and it’s also largely unpaid. Local resident and Yellow Springs native Don Hollister has found both to be true in his nearly 40 years in politics.