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• Village Planning Commission agenda

  By Matt MindeNovember 10, 2011

  PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS 7PM MONDAY NOV. 14
  (Village Council meets 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 21)

• Vouchers could harm schools

  By Lauren Heaton

  The Ohio legislature introduced a bill last spring that has the potential to change the face of public education and greatly enhance the possibilities for school choice.

• Askeland, Simms, Walkey elected to Council

  By Megan BachmanNovember 9, 2011

  

  Yellow Springs voters elected Lori Askeland, Gerald Simms and Rick Walkey to seats on Village Council and went against the grain in rejecting Ohio Issue 3, a healthcare freedom amendment which passed.

• Election 2011 Voter’s Information

  By Matt MindeNovember 3, 2011

  

  This information is excerpted from the Yellow Springs News 2011 Voters’ Guide, which came with the Oct. 27 print edition. Limited copies are available for free at the News office at 253 1/2 Xenia.

• Issue 2 to stem workers rights

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 27, 2011

  Voting yes for Issue 2 will ratify SB 5 and stem the bargaining power of public employees; voting no will send SB 5 to the scrap heap.

• Voters to decide on healthcare

  By Megan BachmanOctober 20, 2011

  Health insurance reform in Ohio and the quality of local healthcare services will be affected by the outcome of two election issues on the Nov. 8 ballot.

• Issue 16 could lower rates

  By Megan BachmanOctober 13, 2011

  Miami Township residents could save around $100 per year on electricity if a Greene County ballot issue passes in November, according to a consultant with the County Commissioners’ Association of Ohio.

• Council approves re-organization

  By Diane Chiddister

  At their Oct. 3 meeting, Village Council unanimously gave final approval to a re-organization of the Village government administrative structure proposed by Village Manager Mark Cundiff two months ago.

• Barr project concept OKd

  By Diane Chiddister

  At their Oct. 3 meeting, Village Council members voted unanimously to approve the first stage of the Home, Inc./Buckeye Community Hope Foundation proposal for affordable senior housing on the Barr property downtown.

• Planners pursue a parks plan

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 6, 2011

  Many discussions over the past several years have led Village Council to designate a revision of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan as a 2011 goal.