Government Section :: Page 138

• Planners push zoning change

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 23, 2010

  Village Planning Commission voted 5–0 at its meeting Monday, Dec. 13, to recommend that the Village follow Ohio law and immediately adopt a different set of criteria to evaluate zoning variance requests.

• Council approves 2011 Village goals

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 16, 2010

  At their Dec. 6 meeting, members of Yellow Springs Village Council unanimously approved their overarching principles and goals for 2011.

• Council approves 2011 Village goal

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 9, 2010

  At their Dec. 6 meeting, members of Yellow Springs Village Council unanimously approved their overarching principles and goals for 2011.

• Council approves 2011 principles, goals

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  At their Dec. 6 meeting, Village Council members approved principles and goals for 2011.

• UPDATED – YS monthly energy consumption

  By Megan BachmanDecember 3, 2010

  

  The monthly electricity use of the village’s 1,700 residences has slightly increased from 2003, according to figures from the Village utility department.

• Recycling grows at Rumpke

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 27, 2010

  

  Several Village Environmental Commission members paid a visit to several Rumpke sites last month, including the recycling center in Dayton, to get an update on what happens to the waste and recycling materials that get collected curbside in Yellow Springs. (photos by Lauren Heaton)

• Council approves school travel plan

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 25, 2010

  At its Nov. 15 meeting, members of Village Council unanimously endorsed the Safe Routes to School Travel Plan, or SRTS, that will be submitted soon to the Ohio Department of Transportation, or ODOT, for possible funding.

• Northern segment of bike path closes

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 19, 2010

  

  A 5.6 mile segment of the Little Miami Scenic Trail bike path north of Yellow Springs, from Jackson Road to Beatty Station, has closed indefinitely, due to fiscal problems. The se

• A closer look at fluoridation

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 18, 2010

  At a Village Council-sponsored forum on fluoridated water last weekend, some lesser known facts were shared by several scientists who were invited to speak on the sometimes controversial issue. While ingesting fluoride is not recommended for infants, for example…

• Forum explores fluoride use

  By Megan BachmanNovember 11, 2010

  Whether the Village of Yellow Springs should continue to fluoridate its drinking water and at what level will be debated at a forum organized by Village Council from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the John Bryan Center gym.