Government Section :: Page 17

• BREAKING: Laundromat gas leak closes downtown roads, businesses

  By YS News StaffAugust 26, 2022

  

  Shortly before noon on Friday, Aug. 26, a gas leak began emanating from the Highlander Laundromat at the corner of Dayton and Walnut streets.

• Where the sidewalk begins

  By Jessica ThomasAugust 25, 2022

  

  On Monday, Aug. 22, Ohio Department of Transportation crews began work on a sidewalk that will extend the length of the walkway going along Limestone Street.

• Miami Township Trustees propose zoning code changes

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 24, 2022

  

  The request from the Zoning Commission concerns the removal of sections 18.51 and 18.52 from the Zoning Resolution. The sections in question, which can be read in full at bit.ly/3zW53Zn, concern temporary structures and property uses.

• Village Council adopts privacy, net neutrality policy

  By Reilly DixonAugust 22, 2022

  

  At Village Council’s regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, Council members unanimously approved a use policy for the village’s municipal broadband utility services. The policy enshrines the privacy of the village residents who opt into the new Wi-Fi service.

• MTFR employs app to help lost hikers

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 19, 2022

  

  The what3words app will be used by MTFR staff to locate lost hikers in John Bryan and Glen Helen. When a person becomes lost, rather than relying on descriptions of surroundings to alert rescue personnel to their location, they can use the app to pinpoint their location via GPS coordinates.

• 2022 Special Primary Election Results

  By YS News StaffAugust 15, 2022

  

  Preliminary results of the Tuesday, Aug. 2, special primary election are now available. The election was scheduled for August following the initial May primary due to ongoing legal disputes over the redrawing of Ohio district voting maps.

• Village Council eyes stormwater fee

  By Jessica ThomasAugust 10, 2022

  

  In its most recent regular meeting July 18, Village Council members held a brief discussion about adding a stormwater fee for residents and businesses in the village.

• Miami Township Board of Trustees address levy communication

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 6, 2022

  

  The letter from the school board expresses disappointment that plans for the levy were not shared or discussed with the school district and Village government before action was taken.

• Special primary election to be held Aug. 2

  By Cheryl DurgansAugust 1, 2022

  

  Voters in Yellow Springs — located in the 10th District comprising the 441, 442 and 443 precincts — will help decide election outcomes in special primaries on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

• Village Council to hire new solicitor

  By Jessica ThomasJuly 26, 2022

  

  At its Monday, July 18 meeting, Village Council passed a resolution to allow Village Manager Josué Salmerón to negotiate a contract with Amy Blankenship of Frost Brown Todd LLC as the new village solicitor.