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• Services to citizens vary greatly by community

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 24, 2011

  Yellow Springs residents do pay more to live in the village, according to a 2008 cost of living comparison of school and municipal income tax, property tax and utility costs in area towns.

• More cost, more services in Village

  By Diane Chiddister

  Conventional wisdom says that Yellow Springs is an expensive place to live relative to other area towns, and statistics bear out that assumption.

• Many 2010 Village projects

  By Matt Minde

  At the March 7 Village Council meeting, Village Manager Mark Cundiff presented a report on some of the Village’s 2010 significant accomplishments.

• Loan fund restrictions eased

  By Diane Chiddister

  At their March 7 meeting, members of Village Council took an initial step toward removing the current restriction that prohibits nonprofits from applying for loans from the Village Revolving Loan Fund for Economic Development.

• Yellow Springers pay more, receive more in public services

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 17, 2011

  

  Yellow Springs is a more expensive place to live than many cities and towns surrounding it, but village residents also benefit from a wider range of public services than other places as well, including access to one of the only municipal swimming pools in Greene County.

• Police seize marijuana

  By Lauren Heaton

  Two heavy marijuana traffickers were arrested in Yellow Springs on Thursday night, March 3, in a joint bust.

• Man attempts to rob US Bank

  By Lauren Heaton

  At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, a US Bank employee reported that someone had attempted to rob the bank.

• Revenue drop leads to levy renewal

  By Matt MindeMarch 10, 2011

  On May 3 Yellow Springers will be asked to vote on Issue 1, a renewal of the current Village five-year 8.4 mill property tax levy due to expire at the end of 2011.

• Energy report cards firststep towards conservation

  By Megan Bachman

  Energy report cards will soon be sent to some residents in hopes that the data will spur residents to make energy-efficiency upgrades to their homes.

• Village affordable housing project elicits community support, concerns

  By Megan Bachman

  In a discussion of a proposed affordable housing development at Village Council’s Feb. 22 meeting, some villagers spoke in support of the potential public/private partnership to build four permanently-affordable homes.