Government Section :: Page 90

• Village Council finds unity on utility bill change

  By Megan BachmanMay 14, 2015

  

  Unified support around a proposed policy change to hold landlords responsible for their tenants’ utility debts emerged again at Village Council’s May 4 meeting, when Council voted 5–0 in favor of the change.

• Yellow Springs police flush by comparison

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Policing is unique to each community, and each police department is designed around its own community’s population, budget, crime trends, minimum manning levels and sometimes a detailed work-load analysis. But comparing Yellow Springs police to police in comparable towns highlights some similarities and some differences between departments.

• Southeast Asian professionals visit village

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 8, 2015

  

  Two southeast Asian professionals are visiting Yellow Springs for a month as part of a cultural and professional exchange.

• Voters approve Yellow Springs school district levy

  By Lauren HeatonMay 7, 2015

  

  Yellow Springs and Miami Township voters approved the local school district’s levy renewal at the polls on Tuesday, May 5.

• Village Council— Village climate plan urged

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  While Yellow Springs has taken a good first step by shifting to more renewable energy sources, there is much more Village government could do to help the village become a model in addressing climate change.

• Village using pesticide alternatives

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Warning signs pop up on local lawns each spring as local residents contract with companies to treat their lawns with chemical pesticides and fertilizers for the season.

• Council stand on utilities is giving way

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 30, 2015

  

  The unanimous stand taken by Village Council at its last meeting for holding property owners responsible for their tenants’ utility debts began crumbling at Monday’s meeting, when two Council members formerly for the policy change weighed in against it, and another expressed ambivalence.

• Some note change in policing style

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Late one evening last month, a local couple was celebrating their anniversary with friends at the Gulch.

• Yellow Springs holds fiber network forum Saturday

  By Lauren HeatonApril 23, 2015

  

  A municipal network fiber forum will be held this Saturday, April 25, at the Miami Valley Educational Computer Association.

• Village Council— Go ahead for water softening

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  At their April 6 meeting, Village Council members unanimously voted to move ahead with adding water softening to the proposed new water plant.