Government Section :: Page 140

• Council agrees to smart plant

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 29, 2010

  At its meeting Monday, July 19, Village Council approved the first reading of an ordinance committing to a “Smart Power Plant” program of American Municipal Power. The program allows the Village’s residential and commercial power consumers to take advantage of consulting services on how to reduce energy consumption.

• Village road surfaces are being sealed

  By YS News StaffJuly 28, 2010

  Surface sealing is being performed as preventive maintenance on some village streets to keep the asphalt pliable and greatly extend its life.

• Tell me how your garden grows

  By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 27, 2010

  

  The steering committee for the local neighborhood gardens met to discuss the future of the project last Friday.

• Council pursues levy renewal

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 22, 2010

  Continuing a discussion they had last month about the Village property tax levy, Village Council members at their meeting Monday, July 19, voiced a general preference to renew the five-year levy at its current rate.

• Village commissions serve community

  By Megan Bachman

  Dedicated local volunteers who serve on Village commissions do much of the work to preserve and enhance the community. With vacancies on three key commissions, others have the opportunity to step up.

• Rabbit Run burn postponed

  By YS News StaffJuly 15, 2010

  MTFR has postponed the July 17 controlled burn of the Rabbit Run farmhouse because of further mandated asbestos testing.

• New Energy Board created

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 8, 2010

  At their July 6 meeting, Village Council members unanimously approved the establishment of a Village Energy Board, an ongoing citizen volunteer group with a charge to work with Village staff to help reduce the Village’s carbon footprint in a variety of ways.

• Solutions to brown water sought

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 1, 2010

  The periodic brown water in Yellow Springs homes is caused by manganese and is not harmful, according to Village Water and Wastewater Superintendent Joe Bates at Village Council’s June 21 meeting.

• Council looks at affordability

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 17, 2010

  Village Council needs to decide whether it intends to make affordable housing a priority before moving ahead with a specific project, John Davis told Council members at their June 7 meeting.

• Visioning moves into action steps

  By Lauren Heaton

  About 120 participants took part in the final phase of visioning in May to choose the five action steps they would most like to see happen in the community. The action steps, along with many others, were generated from the previous two visioning phases.