Government Section :: Page 148

• Green space, conservation added to Village budget

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 5, 2009

  At their third and last budget workshop last Saturday, Feb. 28, Village Council members approved motions requesting that Village staff include in the 2009 budget $100,000 for green space and $50,000 to upgrade Village-owned facilities for energy conservation.

• Council news—Visioning finalists chosen

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 26, 2009

  At their Feb. 17 meeting, members of Village Council approved two firms as finalists for the job of leading the village in a visioning effort. The finalists are ACP Visioning and Planning of Columbus and a collaboration of the New Mexico-based Regenesis Group and Kinzelman Kline Gossman in Columbus.

• Local access cable station at risk

  By Susan Gartner

  Tune in to Yellow Springs’ public access television station and you might find a Village Council meeting, a Community Band performance or a local resident singing in the shower, viewed from the neck up, thanking the television audience for their patronage. (“Thank you, thank you very much. I’ll be here all week.”) At the same […]

• Roads, security, visioning head Village capital projects

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 19, 2009

  The repair of roads and sidewalks, the purchase of security and police equipment and the funding of a visioning process were the most expensive 2009 Village general fund capital projects proposed by Manager Mark Cundiff at a recent budget planning workshop.

• 2009 goals focus of Council

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 29, 2009

  What is the best model for economic development for the village? How much of a priority should Council make green space preservation? How aggressive should the Village be in pursuing energy conservation practices and the use of alternative energy?

• Shuman workshop generates potential business initiatives

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 22, 2009

  These were a few of the possible new business opportunities that came out of “Going Local,” a weekend workshop with economist Michael Shuman. About 200 people attended a standing-room-only keynote talk last Friday night at the Glen Helen building, and 70 villagers took part in the workshop on Saturday and Sunday.

• Council reviews the actions taken toward 2008 goals

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 15, 2009

  At the Jan. 5 meeting of Yellow Springs Village Council, Counci members reviewed the actions they took last year to address their 2008 Council goals.

• Two men apprehended, confess to recent burglaries

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 8, 2009

  Yellow Springs police apprehended two Springfield men who confessed their involvement in the rash of burglaries that have been committed in the village over the past three to four months, Police Chief John Grote said on Tuesday morning.

• Village should take lead in energy issues, group says

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 25, 2008

  The second phase report from the Electric System Task Force to Village Council recommends that the Village begin a longterm project to minimize its reliance on coal, provide as much electricity from alternative energy sources as possible…

• Economic workshop debated

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 11, 2008

  At their Dec. 1 meeting, members of Village Council debated the possible outcomes of inviting economist Michael Shuman to the village for a workshop, and how to ensure that the event produces specific actions to strengthen the local economy.