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Apr
06
2020

Village Council Section

  • “It’s a marathon, not a sprint”: Highlights from the March 20 Yellow Springs virtual town hall

    By Megan BachmanMarch 21, 2020

    During their tri-weekly virtual town hall, Yellow Springs and Miami Township leaders updated the community on the village’s evolving response to the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Village Council—  RECs could generate $183K

    By Reilly DixonMarch 5, 2020

    In a policy shift, the Village of Yellow Springs will be selling its existing Renewable Energy Certificates, or RECs, which are tied to its purchase of energy from renewable sources. Yellow Springs had previously retained its RECs, a form of currency in green energy markets.

  • Village Council— Clapping, sign ban lifted

    By Megan BachmanFebruary 20, 2020

    A small group of citizens used signs to express their approval or disapproval of statements made by Council and other citizens during a Village Council meeting in January. Council later banned signs, along with other expressions such as clapping, in a move that some villagers find troublesome. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Citizens who attend Village Council meetings can once again express themselves through clapping, snapping and signs, Council decided at its Feb. 3 regular meeting.

  • Village Council— Fee waivers for Home, Inc.

    By Megan BachmanFebruary 13, 2020

    In a split decision at its Feb. 3 regular meeting, Village Council granted Home, Inc. tap fee waivers for the group’s planned senior apartment building.

  • Village Council— Could sewer woes limit growth?

    By Megan BachmanJanuary 30, 2020

    Strong storms rolled into Yellow Springs on April 3, 2018, dumping close to three inches of rain on the village in short order. What happened next was the source of an Ohio EPA rebuke and is now a subject of concern for Village Council as it considers spurring new development in town.

  • Council debates housing goals

    By Megan BachmanJanuary 23, 2020

    In her first Village Council meeting on Jan. 6, new Council Member Laura Curliss questioned the Village’s stated goals related to housing.

  • Village Council— Cresco may emit light later

    By Megan BachmanJanuary 9, 2020

    At its final meeting of the year, Village Council agreed to allow local medical marijuana producer Cresco to emit light from its greenhouses past the previously agreed upon time of sunset — at least for the next few weeks.

  • The Decade in Review: Village Council

    By Megan BachmanJanuary 2, 2020

    More than 250 villagers crowded into the Bryan Center gym Tuesday night for a special Council meeting about tensions with police at the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. About 40 people spoke, including Ian MacDonald, above. (Photo by Dylan Taylor-Lehman)

    The Decade in Review: Village Council

  • 2019 Year in Review: Village Council

    By Megan Bachman

    New Village Manager Josue Salmeron was sworn in at Council’s meeting on Monday, June 17. In an impromptu ceremony, outgoing manager Patti Bates went on to fasten Salmeron’s lapel with an official Village of Yellow Springs pin. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    2019 Year in Review: Village Council

  • Village Council— Senior apartments change OK’d

    By Megan BachmanDecember 19, 2019

    A redesigned 54-unit senior apartment building was given the green light by Village Council at its Dec. 2 regular meeting.