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• Community Votes on Visioning Actions

  By Megan BachmanMay 21, 2010

  

  More than 60 community members participated in the third and final public phase of Yellow Springs/Miami Township Visioning process, “Shape Our Future.” At the open house, each participant voted for five actions, out of 78 total, they believe should have the highest priority.

• Visioning open house soon

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 14, 2010

  

  The third stage of the visioning process will take place next Wednesday, May 19, Thursday, May 20, and Friday, May 21.

• Village moves toward use of renewables for energy

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 13, 2010

  The Village of Yellow Springs is having some successs finding alternative energy sources to provide electricity to village residents and businesses, according to Village Manager Mark Cundiff in a discussion with Council at its May 3 meeting.

• Economic sustainability—A matchmaker for business

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Sarah Wildman likes small towns. She grew up in one in Illinois, and she left big city life to spend the past 20 years raising a family in another one just north of Yellow Springs.

• Fluoridation forum coming

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 6, 2010

  At Village Council’s May 3 meeting, Council members agreed to this summer sponsor a public forum addressing whether to continue fluoridating Village water, in an attempt to present both sides of the issue and examine recent research. “Tonight we’re discussing the next steps rather than the content,” said Council President Judith Hempfling…

• School levy passes by wide margin

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 5, 2010

  Yellow Springs voters delivered a resounding yes to village schools on Tuesday, handily passing Issue 5, the renewal levy for the Yellow Springs schools. Village-wide, about 75 percent of voters favored the levy and 25 percent voted against it. Click on the headline to read details and other election results.

• Crockett, Hollister on ballot

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 29, 2010

  

  About half of all Democrats who vote in the party primary don’t vote for the Democratic state central committeeman and committeewoman seats, which are on the ballot every four years. Probably, according to Don Hollister, people avoid that race because they don’t know the candidates nor exactly what the committee does.

• Youth empowerment HRC goal

  By Diane Chiddister

  In the past year, the Village Human Relations Commission has worked to empower youth leadership, address citizen complaints regarding difficulties with police, introduce new events to strengthen neighborhoods and support those suffering from economic hardships, according to HRC member Joan Chappelle at the April 19 meeting of Village Council.

• No dog park at Ellis Park

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 22, 2010

  Ellis Park, the home of what many villagers consider a bird sanctuary and nature preserve, will not be the site of a dog park after all, following the April 19 Village Council meeting. At the meeting Council members voted to rescind the March vote that okayed Ellis as the dog park location, as had been proposed by two Yellow Springs High School seniors.

• No dog park at Ellis

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 20, 2010

  On Monday, April 19, Council members decided that Ellis Park dog park will not be located at the park after all.