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• Citizen review board still a possibility

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 27, 2021

  

  In a special meeting the hour prior to its regular meeting, on Monday, Oct. 4, Village Council met with attorney Larry James to discuss the legality of the proposed Citizen Review Board, or CRB.

• Village Council airs concerns over 2022 budget shortfalls

  By Cheryl Durgans

  

  A recent memo sent to Village Council members by Finance Director Matt Dillon lays out a 2022 budget scenario in which current revenue projections “do not support the Village’s current projections for [the 2022 fiscal year] general fund expenses.”

• Mills Lawn students bid farewell to Chief Carlson

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 25, 2021

  

  Carlson, who has been with the Yellow Springs Police Department for 12 years — five of those as chief — is leaving the force in November.

• Candidates sound off at two forums

  By YS News StaffOctober 22, 2021

  

  On Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 19 and 20, candidates for Miami Township trustee, school board, mayor and Village Council addressed community members in the Mills Lawn gym.

• The 2021 Yellow Springs News Voter’s Guide

  By YS News StaffOctober 21, 2021

  

  Read the online edition of the Guide to Yellow Springs.

• Village Council votes down mask ordinance update

  By Jessica Thomas

  

  At its regular virtual meeting on Monday, Oct. 18, held via Zoom, Council attempted to pass an emergency ordinance to update the wording on the Village mask mandate.

• 2021 Candidates Night Pt. 2 — Village Council & Mayor

  By Reilly DixonOctober 20, 2021

  

  Tonight, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 7–9 p.m., the second of two Candidates Nights will be held in the Mills Lawn gymnasium. The 2021 election candidates participating in the first event are those running for Village Council and Mayor.

• 2021 Candidates Night Pt. 1 — Yellow Springs Board of Education and Miami Township Trustees

  By Reilly DixonOctober 19, 2021

  

  On Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 7–9 p.m., the first of two Candidates Nights will be held in the Mills Lawn gymnasium. The 2021 election candidates participating in the first event are those running for Yellow Springs School Board and Miami Township Trustee seats.

• YSDC puts Mills Lawn discussion on hold

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 18, 2021

  

  The Yellow Springs Development Corporation has deferred its plans “to help shape the future” of the Mills Lawn Elementary School property until after the November election, when voters decide the fate of a proposed levy to build a K–12 facility at the current location of the middle/high school campus.

• Compassionate justice group reports findings

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 16, 2021

  

  Greene County Coalition for Compassionate Justice, or GCCCJ, held a public online meeting Tuesday, Oct. 5 to relay the findings of its Greene County Pretrial System Assessment Report. The report was issued to provide greater context around Issue 1, a proposed levy to build a new jail.