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• Village seeks levy renewal

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 27, 2020

  

  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.

• Village eyes more recycling options

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 23, 2020

  

  Garbage and recycling collection rates are set to rise, and maybe more than usual. That’s because the Village is considering supplemental recycling options for the community.

• Yellow Springs man gets prison time after plea deal

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 16, 2020

  

  Yellow Springs resident Michael M. Gentile will serve up to a year in prison after reaching a plea deal with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office in July related to rape, drug and vandalism charges filed in 2017.