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• Council green lights senior apartments

  By Megan BachmanDecember 27, 2018

  

  Plans to build a 54-unit affordable senior apartment complex in the village will move forward after Council approved the project at its Dec. 17 meeting.

• Village Police Reports – 2018 highlights

  By YS News Staff

  

  We appreciate the hard work of the Yellow Springs Police Department throughout the year to keep the community safe. But in the weekly Village Police Reports, there are usually a few items that are “head scratchers.” Here are some of our favorite colorful and unusual items from the past year’s YSPD reports.

• Planning Commission— Home, Inc. apartments not approved

  By Megan BachmanDecember 20, 2018

  

  The large size and tall height of a proposed affordable senior apartment building were the sticking points for Planning Commission this week as it reviewed a zoning application for the project.

• Village Council— A stronger sanctuary stance

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Council strengthened its public statement as a “Welcoming Community” with the passing of a new resolution at its regular meeting on Dec. 3.

• Villager found dead from gunshot wound

  By YS News StaffDecember 14, 2018

  

  Local police found a local resident dead in the village on Dec. 13 of a gun shot wound.

• Village Council — Transportation plan unveiled

  By Megan BachmanDecember 13, 2018

  

  A raised crosswalk across Xenia Avenue from Tom’s Market to the Emporium. A sidewalk along Polecat Road to Ellis Park. Closing off Short Street to car traffic. Making Walnut Street one way southbound in front of Mills Lawn School.

• YSPD warns of automobile break-ins

  By YS News StaffDecember 1, 2018

  

  A rash of vehicle break-ins prompted Yellow Springs Police to issue a Hyper-reach Alert to villagers Saturday afternoon, advising them to remove valuables and lock their vehicles.

• Election 2018 — Dems revived despite losses

  By Carol SimmonsNovember 22, 2018

  

  On their face, the results of the Nov. 6 midterm elections in both Greene County and the state maintained the Republican-dominant status quo. But a deeper look shows that change is occurring.

• Sanford selected for Council

  By Megan BachmanNovember 20, 2018

  

  Kineta Sanford has been appointed to fill the vacant seat on Village Council. Council approved the 26-year-old villager in a 5-0 vote at its Nov. 19 meeting. Sanford fills the seat vacated by Judith Hempfling, who announced her resignation in September citing personal reasons. Sanford will serve through 2019, when Hempfling’s term was set to expire.

• Village Council — Surveillance policy passed

  By Megan BachmanNovember 15, 2018

  

  Any new surveillance technology the Yellow Springs Police Department or other municipal agency wants to use must first be approved by Council at a public hearing.