Village Council Section

• Village Council — Traffic test underway

  By Megan BachmanOctober 31, 2019

  

  With barricades, cones, signs and new parking stripes in place, the Village of Yellow Springs began a three-week traffic change on Monday.

  During the experiment, the Village will test a new traffic pattern around Mills Lawn Elementary School, with South Walnut Street now one way from Short Street to Limestone Street, Short Street one way westbound and no left turns allowed from South Walnut onto Limestone.

• Council reviews YSPD assessment

  By Megan BachmanOctober 3, 2019

  

  In recent weeks, Council members and Village staff have responded to Wasserman’s 50-page report. And, by phone earlier this month, Wasserman summarized his findings.

• Village Council race— Incumbents run on successes

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 5, 2019

  

  Last week, the News profiled challengers Curliss and Johnson. This week, we cover Kreeger and MacQueen, the incumbents.

• Village Council— Solar compromise sought

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Village Council is close to changing how local solar producers are compensated for the excess power they send to the grid.

• Retraction— Supplemental Appropriation

  By YS News StaffAugust 29, 2019

  

  A LINE IN LAST WEEK’S SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION WAS INCORRECT

• Five bid for council seats

  By Megan BachmanAugust 22, 2019

  

  Laura Curliss, James M. Johnson, Lisa Kreeger, Marianne MacQueen and Christine Monroe-Beard filed petitions for Village Council with the election board by the Aug. 7 deadline.

• Council explores incentives for EnviroFlight

  By Megan BachmanAugust 1, 2019

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs is working to keep local insect-based feed company EnviroFlight in the village.

• Village Council — Incentives sought to keep EnviroFlight here

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs is working to keep local insect-based feed company EnviroFlight in the village.

• Council passes stricter AirBnB regulations

  By Megan BachmanJuly 25, 2019

  

  Those wanting to start a new local AirBnB will now have to appear before Planning Commission, Village Council decided at its regular meeting on Monday, July 15.

• Village Council—Local electricity mega-green

  By Megan BachmanJuly 18, 2019

  

  Yellow Springs has the greenest power supply of the 139 municipal members of its electric supplier. It may even be the greenest on the region’s electric grid.