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• Council OKs land use plan

  By Megan BachmanOctober 29, 2020

  

  At its Monday, Oct. 19, virtual meeting, Village Council unanimously approved a new comprehensive plan, which will guide the Village’s development and land use decisions through 2030.

• Tims vies for House seat; Lachman runs for judge

  By Audrey HackettOctober 27, 2020

  

  The News continues its election coverage this week with profiles of two more area candidates. Both candidates are Democrats with support among Yellow Springs’ heavily Democratic voters.

• Village seeks levy renewal

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The 8.4-mill, five-year levy, first adopted in 2006, generates about $835,000 annually, according to the Greene County Auditor’s Office. As a fixed-rate levy, its passage will not increase voters’ tax bill, despite the recent increase in local property values.

• Voting begins for Nov. 3 election

  By Audrey HackettOctober 16, 2020

  

  Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 3 — is less than a month away, and election season in Ohio is in full swing.

• Fire station sale still pending

  By Megan BachmanOctober 14, 2020

  

  The community might not know who bought the old Miami Township fire station on Corry Street for another two months.

• Comprehensive Land Use Plan— Road map to future growth

  By Audrey HackettOctober 12, 2020

  

  Public feedback has emphasized the need for a broader economic base, more diversity of housing types and prices and municipal broadband, among other priorities.

• Village Council— Apartments, businesses must recycle

  By Megan BachmanOctober 6, 2020

  

  Local apartment complex and commercial property owners must offer recycling services to their tenants, Village Council decided at its Sept. 21 regular meeting, held virtually.

• Wintrow to leave Chamber

  By YS News StaffOctober 1, 2020

  

  The Board of Directors of the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce announced last week that Executive Director Karen Wintrow will leave her position at the Chamber. Her last day in the position will be Friday, Oct. 23.

• Land annexation moves ahead

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 30, 2020

  

  Council began the process of annexing 34 acres of land on the south end of the Village at its virtual meeting on Monday, Sept. 21.

• Sale pending on old fire station

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 28, 2020

  

  In a special online meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22, the Yellow Springs Development Corporation, or YSDC, approved the sale of the soon-to-be vacant fire station on Corry Street to a buyer who was not publicly named. The vote was 7–1, with two abstentions.