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• Village Council adopts ceasefire resolution on Israel-Hamas war

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 15, 2024

  

  On Monday, Feb. 5, at the group’s most recent regular meeting, Village Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

• Miami Township Fire-Rescue reviews 2023

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 1, 2024

  

  According to Interim Fire Chief Dennis Powell, MTFR currently staffs 26 firefighters and EMTs and works with an annual budget of $1.4 million.

• Village Council reviews infrastructure, public safety improvements

  By Reilly DixonJanuary 23, 2024

  

  At Village Council’s Tuesday, Jan. 16 meeting, the group covered considerable ground in reviewing recent, ongoing and upcoming improvements to local infrastructure and public safety.

• Miami Township Trustees discuss new-year business, solar

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 18, 2024

  

  The Miami Township Board of Trustees held its first regular meeting of the year Wednesday, Jan. 3. Most of the meeting was focused on settling first-of-year business.

• Village Council settles first-of-year business

  By Reilly DixonJanuary 13, 2024

  

  At the group’s first meeting of the year, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Village Council took their seats with new membership.

• 2023 In Review | Government

  By YS News StaffJanuary 5, 2024

  

  Local, township, county and state legislation and actions were extensive in 2023.

• Village Council | Utility Round-Up now ‘opt-out’

  By Reilly DixonDecember 29, 2023

  

  At the group’s most recent meeting Monday, Dec. 18, Village Council voted to automatically enroll all municipal utility customers in the Village’s Utility Round-Up program.

• Planning Commission broaches changes to Airbnb rules

  By Reilly DixonDecember 27, 2023

  

  At the group’s most recent meeting on Thursday, Dec. 14, the Village Planning Commission considered the possibility of loosening regulations on the 42 registered — and future — Airbnbs in Yellow Springs.

• New utility-scale solar project proposed for Greene County

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 20, 2023

  

  The proposed project, tentatively called the Aviation Energy Center, comes after the December 2022 Ohio Power Siting Board, or OPSB, denial of Vesper’s previously planned 1,500-acre, 175 MW utility-scale Kingwood solar project, which was also slated to be located in Greene County.

• Village Council says ‘no’ to housing on CBE land, for now

  By Reilly DixonDecember 18, 2023

  

  On Monday, Dec. 4, Village Council continued the ongoing discussion of pursuing a plan that could culminate in the construction of a low-income housing development on the 35-acre land known as the CBE.