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• Council closes in on 2020 budget

  By Megan BachmanNovember 21, 2019

  

  Next year the Village of Yellow Springs is projected to bring in $13.9 million and spend $15.4 million, according to a draft budget Council considered at its Nov. 4 meeting.

• Origins of the traffic trial

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The barricades and signs along Short, South Walnut and Limestone streets were taken down earlier this week as a three-week temporary transportation project downtown came to an end.

  The Village of Yellow Springs is now gathering opinions and observations of the traffic trial in hopes of deciding on a permanent solution for the area. An online survey closes after Nov. 23.

• ‘Building a jail larger than we need’— Citizens give input at jail tax hearing

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Does Greene County need a bigger jail? And what would be the costs of operating a larger facility?

  Those were the chief questions and concerns voiced by citizens at last Thursday’s public hearing on a proposed sales tax increase to pay for a new county jail, estimated at a total cost of $70 million.

• MAP: Traffic crashes in Yellow Springs

  By Megan BachmanNovember 20, 2019

  

  Using data obtained from the Ohio Department of Transportation, the News created this map showing where most vehicle accidents occur in and around the village.

• Charter change narrowly fails

  By Megan BachmanNovember 14, 2019

  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Yellow Springs voters narrowly rejected a measure to make several amendments to the Village Charter, according to unofficial final results from the Greene County Board of Elections.

• Kreeger, MacQueen in; third seat unresolved

  By Megan Bachman

  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 5, local voters returned Lisa Kreeger and Marianne MacQueen to Village Council, according to unofficial final results from the Greene County Board of Elections.

• Tax hike for new jail?

  By Audrey HackettNovember 7, 2019

  

  Should a 0.25% increase in county sales tax be put on the ballot to fund the construction of a new jail for Greene County?

  County residents will have a chance to weigh in on the issue at two upcoming public hearings. The hearings are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m., and Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Both hearings will take place in the Greene County Commissioners’ meeting chambers at 35 Greene St. in Xenia.

• ‘I want to be able to vote’— YSHS teens sound off on amendment

  By Lauren Shows

  

  Over the last several weeks, villagers of legal voting age have taken to public forums to share their opinions on a portion of a proposed amendment to the Village charter that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote on Village issues. On Nov. 5, those same adult voters will head to the polls to decide whether or not the amendment will pass.

• Township candidates, unopposed, seek sixth full terms

  By Carol Simmons

  

  The November 2019 Miami Township election features two long-time public servants who are running unopposed for their respective offices. Margaret Silliman is seeking another four-year term as the township’s fiscal officer, and Chris Mucher is looking to return for another four-year stint as township trustee.

• Candidates Night Forum— Affordability, economy top issues

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  There was much overlap and some areas of difference among candidates for Yellow Springs Village Council at last week’s Candidates Night Forum, hosted by the James A. McKee Association in advance of the Nov. 5 election.

  Affordability, housing, economic development and village demographics headed the list of topics discussed at the forum.