Government Section :: Page 126

• Cuts shrink Village budget

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 8, 2011

  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.

• Managing the Village water

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 1, 2011

  The blackened, crumbly bolts that hold together the 16-inch distribution main in the pump room of the Village water treatment plant tell the whole story. The Village water plant is old and challenged.

• Solid waste rate hike approved

  By Diane Chiddister

  At their Nov. 21 meeting, Village Council members unanimously approved the final reading for a rate hike for Village solid waste disposal.

• Home, Inc. waiver approved by Village Council

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 24, 2011

  At their Nov. 7 meeting, members of Village Council unanimously approved a request from Home, Inc. to waive tap-in fees for the proposed Home, Inc./Buckeye Community Hope Foundation affordable senior housing project.

• MTFR responding to uptick in emergency calls

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 19, 2011

  

  The Miami Township Fire-Rescue squad has done some heavy lifting over the past year.

• Askeland, Simms, Walkey, Mucher win contested races

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 17, 2011

  

  Yellow Springs voters elected Lori Askeland, Gerald Simms and Rick Walkey to seats on Village Council on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Chris Mucher returns to Miami Township Trustees.

• Villagers give resounding No on 2

  By Megan Bachman

  Yellow Springers joined the majority of Ohioans in defeating the controversial anti-labor Issue 2, And while the majority of Ohioans supported Issue 3, a Tea Party-initiated effort to block health care reform, Yellow Springs voters said a strong no to that effort.

• Cundiff is Sidney job finalist

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  At Village Council’s Nov. 7 meeting, Village Manager Mark Cundiff announced that he is a finalist for the job of city manager in Sidney, Ohio.

• Winners of uncontested races

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Uncontested campaigns this year were for seats on the Yellow Springs School Board and for the position of Mayor.