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• Village Council — Surveillance policy passed

  By Megan BachmanNovember 15, 2018

  

  Any new surveillance technology the Yellow Springs Police Department or other municipal agency wants to use must first be approved by Council at a public hearing.

• Village Council — More cases for Mayor’s Court

  By Megan BachmanOctober 18, 2018

  

  After several years of community discussion, a plan to hear more cases in the local Mayor’s Court was approved by Council at its October 2 meeting.

• Village Council — Home, Inc. requests funds

  By Megan BachmanOctober 4, 2018

  

  Local affordable housing developer Home, Inc. can help the Village meet its housing goals, according to a funding pitch made by Home, Inc.’s board and staff at Village Council’s Sept. 17 meeting. 

• Council hears new proposal for Mayor’s Court cases

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 20, 2018

  

  A new plan to bring more cases before the Yellow Springs Mayor’s Court was discussed at Council’s Sept. 4 meeting.

• Village Council — Vernay cleanup plan probed

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 6, 2018

  

  A member of the Yellow Springs Environmental Commission urged Village Council at its Aug. 20 meeting to weigh in on a plan to clean up a highly contaminated industrial site in the village.

• Hearing process complete; Meister demoted

  By Megan Bachman

  

  On Monday, Aug. 27, Yellow Springs Police Officer David Meister was officially disciplined by Village Manager Patti Bates.

• Village Council —  Surveillance tech discussed

  By Megan BachmanAugust 30, 2018

  

  As police departments across the country increasingly adopt new surveillance technologies, communities such as Yellow Springs need to figure out ways to protect the civil liberties and privacy rights of residents from their use.

• Council weighs greenbelt against growth

  By Megan BachmanAugust 2, 2018

  

  Village Council briefly discussed which properties should be preserved as greenspace, and which should be kept available for potential future housing development.

• Village Council — Late fees to be forgiven

  By Megan BachmanJuly 19, 2018

  

  One time each year, the Village of Yellow Springs will forgive the late fee on a resident’s utility bill if the resident asks for forgiveness.

• Village Council — Citizens speak up for Meister

  By Megan BachmanJuly 12, 2018

  

  Nine villagers spoke in support of Cpl. David Meister, a local police officer facing discipline charges, at Village Council’s July 2 meeting.