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• South end development— Council considers land annex

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 16, 2020

  

  At its Sept. 8 regular meeting, Village Council considered an annexation agreement to add close to 34 acres of land on the Village’s southern border for a residential development with potentially more than 200 housing units.

• Council decriminalizes marijuana in Yellow Springs

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 11, 2020

  

  In a 4–0 vote, Council passed the first reading of an ordinance reducing the offense level and penalties for those caught possessing or cultivating less than 200 grams of marijuana, which is about seven ounces.

• Council recommits to anti-racism

  By Megan BachmanAugust 31, 2020

  

  At their Aug. 17 virtual meeting, Village Council members agreed to move forward to meet the demands of local anti-racist rally organizers and take other steps to address racism locally after tensions escalated between the two groups in recent weeks.

• Village Council— Anti-racist steps demanded

  By Megan BachmanJuly 29, 2020

  

  Organizers of recent weekly anti-racism rallies downtown aired criticism at Council’s July 20 virtual meeting of Village efforts to address racism.

• Yellow Springs Village Council mandates masks downtown

  By Megan BachmanJuly 8, 2020

  

  At a special meeting on Wednesday, July 8, Council passed several new laws to improve the safety of downtown Yellow Springs in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The most significant was an ordinance that requires masks downtown.

• Council declares racism ‘public health crisis’

  By Megan BachmanJuly 1, 2020

  

  At its June 15 regular meeting, Village Council declared racism a public health crisis and committed to taking “meaningful action” to respond to the “death, trauma and injury caused by institutional racism.”

• Council urges masks in public; won’t enforce

  By Megan BachmanJune 24, 2020

  

  At its June 15 virtual meeting, Village Council passed a resolution asking people to wear a facial covering, socially distance from one another and clean their hands frequently while in downtown Yellow Springs to slow the spread of COVID-19.

• Yellow Springs Council passes resolution on masks; won’t enforce requirement

  By Megan BachmanJune 21, 2020

  

  At its June 15 virtual meeting, Village Council passed a resolution asking people to wear a facial covering, socially distance from one another and clean their hands frequently while in downtown Yellow Springs to slow the spread of COVID-19.

• Regular Council Meeting — June 1, 2020

  By Megan BachmanJune 17, 2020

  

  The following items were discussed at Council’s June 1 regular meeting, held on the videoconference app Zoom.

• Village Council — Village projects revenue loss

  By Megan BachmanApril 30, 2020

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs is planning for a possible loss of $320,000 in tax revenue due to the COVID-19 crisis and its related economic impacts.