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• Vernay is potential solar site

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 9, 2010

  At their Sept. 7 meeting, Village Council members took their first official step toward adding solar power to the Village energy portfolio when they unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance for an AMP solar energy subscription package.

• Visioning results presented

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 2, 2010

  At a special meeting with Village Council and the Miami Township Trustees on Monday, Aug. 30, the two governmental bodies were presented with a written draft for public review of the year-long Yellow Springs/Miami Township visioning process.

• Council, Trustees receive visioning draft

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 1, 2010

  

  At a special joint meeting Aug. 30, Village Council and the Miami Township Trustees received a draft report of the results of the year-long visioning process.

• Village Council eyes changes to skatepark

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 26, 2010

  The first step toward upgrading the Yellow Springs skatepark is to bring together the various stakeholders of the park, including skaters, neighbors and neighboring businesses, according to Village Manager Mark Cundiff at the Aug. 16 Village Council meeting.

• Solar project elicits interest

  By Diane Chiddister

  At the Aug. 16 Village Council meeting Village leaders expressed enthusiasm for a new American Municipal Power, or AMP, solar energy subscription package, and asked Village Manager Mark Cundiff to prepare an ordinance to enable the Village to sign on to the project.

• Village receives fluoridation award

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 23, 2010

  

  On Tuesday the Ohio Department of Health will present the Village with a certificate of appreciation for its 50-year practice of fluoridating local water.

• Revenue drop slows for YS in ’10

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 12, 2010

  

  Tax revenues for the Village of Yellow Springs have continued to drop in the first half of 2010, according to Village Finance Director Sharon Potter, but at a lower rate than in 2009. While Village leaders are hopeful that this smaller drop indicates that the economic downturn is easing up at the local level, they are feeling cautious regarding costly new projects.

• Loan fund moves ahead

  By Diane Chiddister

  At their Aug. 2 meeting, members of Village Council discussed how best to move forward with the Village’s Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund, a fund designed to aid local economic development by enabling the Village to loan money to existing and start-up businesses.

• Commissions make a difference

  By Megan Bachman

  Village commissions, staffed by appointed citizens and elected officials, are fundamental to the functioning of Village government. While the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Community Access Panel, and Economic Sustainability Commission are not currently seeking volunteers, they offer opportunity for direct citizen involvement in governmental affairs.

• The burning of Rabbit Run farmhouse

  By Vanessa QueryAugust 8, 2010

  

  After purchasing Rabbit Run Farm on Dayton Street, Vernay Laboratories razed its farmhouse, due to concerns over the safety of the vacant building. The controlled burn was used as a training operation for Miami Township Fire-Rescue and other local fire departments on August 7, 2010.