Government Section :: Page 2

• After long night, Trump wins re-election

  By YS News StaffNovember 15, 2024

  

  At press time, votes were still being tallied, but Trump had gained 277 electoral votes, crossing the threshold of the necessary 270.

• Village Council to exempt Cascades phase two funding from 2025 budget

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  According to YS Home, Inc. Director Emily Seibel, the requested $180,000 would help defray phase two costs — which, ultimately, would add six more rentals — including the installation of an underground stormwater detention system, which would serve all eventual 32 units in The Cascades.

• The 2024 Yellow Springs Election Guide

  By YS News StaffNovember 4, 2024

  

  The 2024 Election Guide contains information about the local candidates and the local and county issues, including levies that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot for Yellow Springs and Miami Township.

• Village Council rezones Morgan Fields to high-density residential

  By Reilly DixonOctober 31, 2024

  

  The move to rezone the land was the latest step in the year-long effort to one day erect a 50-unit, low-income housing development on the land — colloquially dubbed by Village and district bodies as the LIHTC, or low-income housing tax credit, project.

• Miami Township Trustees hire consultant to improve fire department

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 25, 2024

  

  Fred Kauser, a firefighter of 40 years and former Mifflin Township fire chief, now serves as a fire instructor, lecturer, trainer and consultant, as well as a professor and researcher with a master’s degree in labor and human resource management and a Ph.D. in workforce development and education.

• Locals sound off on Issue 1

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 20, 2024

  

  Village Council approved a resolution on Monday, Oct. 7, in support of Ohio Issue 1, and encouraging citizens to vote “yes” on the proposed constitutional amendment — the latest voter-led attempt at addressing the issue of gerrymandering in the state.

• Village Council likely to issue $113,000 to Tecumseh Land Trust

  By Reilly DixonOctober 17, 2024

  

  Approximately 184 acres of contiguous farmland just beyond the western reaches of Village limits are slated to be sold before the end of the year; Tecumseh Land Trust intends to purchase the available properties or work with potential buyers to place conservation easements on the land, thus precluding any future development there.

• Planning Commission approves next steps in ongoing development projects

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 24, 2024

  

  At the group’s Tuesday, Sept. 10 meeting, Planning Commission members approved: a phase two final plat application from DDC Management, a conditional use application from Ruetschle Architects on behalf of the Village School District and a zoning map amendment to rezone 3.612 acres of school district-owned land.

• Greene County ESC shows interest in Morgan Fields

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 10, 2024

  

  In an Aug. 28 letter penned by ESC Superintendent Terry Graves-Strieter and Interim Treasurer Kasey Mahaffey to YS School District leaders, the ESC is considering the purchase of the Morgan Fields to “have the land as a space for our students … for recess and other outdoor activities.

• Dispatches from Navajo Nation

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 8, 2024

  

  Established in 2018 with coordination from the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and members of the American Public Power Association, Light Up Navajo has, over the last decade, electrified nearly 7,000 homes within the Navajo Reservation.