Village Council Section

• Village Council considers electrical grid improvements

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 25, 2023

  

  “The Village is currently in ‘good shape’ in how it distributes power to its residents and businesses, but if Yellow Springs is to continue growing, the grid will need to be improved.”

• Village Council reexamines priorities under new administration

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 9, 2023

  

  At their Tuesday, Sept. 5, regular meeting, Village Council reviewed a list of ongoing projects and discussed which of those projects should be paused temporarily or stopped altogether — as well as which may continue and which can be initiated.

• Village Council considers more local housing options

  By Reilly DixonAugust 30, 2023

  

  Several potential housing projects were brought to the table at the most recent Village Council meeting Monday, Aug. 21.

• Johnnie Burns named interim village manager

  By Reilly DixonAugust 7, 2023

  

  By a unanimous vote at a special Village Council meeting Monday morning, Aug. 7, Yellow Springs Public Works Director Johnnie Burns was appointed interim village manager, effective Monday, Aug. 28.

• Village Council responds to recent bike fatality

  By Reilly DixonJuly 24, 2023

  

  On Monday, July 17, Village Council once again turned its attention to traffic concerns in Yellow Springs — this time with added fervor and urgency stemming from a fatal incident that occurred earlier this month.

• Village Council votes to raise rents at Lawson Place apartments

  By Jessica ThomasJuly 17, 2023

  

  Residents at Lawson Place, the 16-unit apartment building owned by the Village, will soon see a 3% rent increase as the result of a unanimous vote at the Monday, July 3, Village Council meeting.

• Village Council checks in on water projects

  By Jessica ThomasJune 30, 2023

  

  At the Tuesday, June 20, Village Council meeting, Council members discussed delays in two water projects the Village was hoping to complete by November 2023.

• Village Council talks housing

  By Jessica ThomasJune 15, 2023

  

  Members of Village Council continued their conversation about housing development on Village-owned property parcels at their most recent meeting Monday, June 5.

• Village Council talks numbers

  By Jessica ThomasJune 5, 2023

  

  On Monday, May 15, Council members heard reports from Finance Director Amy Kemper and Treasurer Judy Kintner. The main takeaway was this: money is coming in, and expenses have come in under budget, but the year has just begun.

• Village of Yellow Springs adopts pesticide policy

  By Jessica ThomasMay 28, 2023

  

  The policy was created to provide guidance for the Public Works Department after years of deliberation on the appropriate use of chemicals on Village properties.