Government Section :: Page 84

• Yellow Springs candidates strive for Ohio House, Senate seats

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanMarch 10, 2016

  

  Two Yellow Springs residents are throwing themselves into the state political fray this year.

• Closures to protect the Glen trails

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  The sunny, mild weather on a recent weekend offered just the sort of break from winter that draws cabin-fevered walkers to the wood. So why, over a span of lovely days, did Glen Helen close?

• Village Council— Group urges a village-wide fiber network

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  A municipal fiber optic network would bring new jobs and business to the village, Village Council members were recently advised.

• Environmental Commission report to Council— Focus is on ‘organic land management’ and climate change

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Educating villagers on alternatives to pesticides is one of the current projects of the Environmental Commission.

• Vote on property tax levy renewal slated

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 3, 2016

  

  Village voters will see a renewal of the Village property tax levy on the March 15 primary ballot.

• Yellow Springs water plant cost goes up

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  The estimated cost of the new Village water plant increased during recent negotiations with the construction firm Council is hiring to build the plant.

• MTFR to recognize new and retiring volunteers

  By YS News StaffFebruary 22, 2016

  

  Miami Township Fire-Rescue, or MTFR, invites the public to its staff recognition, promotion and swearing in ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

• Oh, deer. Guess what’s for dinner?

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanFebruary 18, 2016

  

  On Jan. 8, at 2:30 a.m., a motorist struck and killed a deer on Xenia Avenue. The officer who responded attended not only to the frazzled driver but also to the unfortunate deer, which was dead upon impact. The officer moved it from the shoulder to the berm, but what to do with the carcass?

• Village Council 2016 goals—Sidewalks, energy, housing

  By YS News Staff

  

  At their Feb. 1 meeting, Village Council members continued a Council discussion of goals for 2016.

• BCI’s fact finding in misconduct charges is finished

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  The fact-finding investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or BCI, into alleged misconduct by a longtime Yellow Springs police officer has ended and the results turned over to a prosecutor.