Government Section :: Page 25

• Village Council responds to HB 563

  By Jessica ThomasMarch 1, 2022

  

  Ohio House Bill 563 is a piece of legislation that would limit the legislative power munici­palities have over short-term rentals, including Airbnbs and breakfast ventures.

• Meet candidates for YSPD chief

  By YS News StaffFebruary 24, 2022

  

  A public forum featuring the three candidates for the position of YSPD chief will be held Tuesday, March 1, in the Bryan Center gym, and will also be livestreamed.

• Village Council | Oberer’s next steps

  By Jessica ThomasFebruary 22, 2022

  

  In the days after Village Council voted down the Oberer Development application to rezone 52.6 acres on the south side of town as a planned unit development, many residents are left with the question, “What’s next?”

• Redistricting Update | Groups renew legal challenges

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 12, 2022

  

  In a 5–2 vote that followed party lines, the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission will to go back to the drawing board to produce new district maps for the state’s General Assembly.

• Village broadband pilot program slated to begin

  By Jessica ThomasFebruary 4, 2022

  

  Years ago, a small group of villagers started conversations about offering Wi-Fi as a public utility; in the coming months, Yellow Springs will take steps to make that vision a reality as the Village pilots a broadband program at 250 locations throughout town.

• Extended Coverage | Dr. Gronbeck’s license suspended; criminal inquiry on

  By Cheryl DurgansFebruary 2, 2022

  

  An ongoing investigation of Gronbeck, led by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, is related to allegations of sexual misconduct.

• Village Council Regular Meeting | Tuesday, Jan. 18

  By Reilly DixonJanuary 31, 2022

  

  At it’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18, Village Council opted to forego voting on PUD legislation, read a resolution to authorize a settlement agreement, approved pricing on a municipal broadband pilot program, and more.

• State redistricting plans unconstitutional

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 29, 2022

  

  Ohio Democrats and state chapters of the NAACP, ACLU and League of Women Voters, among other groups and voting rights advocates, are hailing a pair of rulings by the Ohio Supreme Court last week that found the state’s recent redistricting efforts to be unconstitutional.

• Villagers speak out at town hall

  By Jessica ThomasJanuary 28, 2022

  

  At a virtual town hall meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 12, scores of villagers aired concerns and asked questions about a proposed development on the south end of town and the efforts to rezone that land.

• Two Planning Commission members resign

  By Jessica ThomasJanuary 25, 2022

  

  Sarah Sinclair-Amend, who served as a voting member, resigned Jan. 13; and Matthew Kirk, who served as an alternate, resigned Jan. 6.