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Village Council Section :: Page 23

  • Council eyes strategies for utility bill relief

    By Diane ChiddisterApril 26, 2018

    At their April 16 meeting, Village Council members heard a report on ways Village government could offer relief to local residents struggling to pay utility bills.

  • Village Council eyes utility safety nets

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 15, 2018

    At Village Council’s March 5 meeting, Police Chief Brian Carlson announced that Florence Randolph of Yellow Springs has been hired as the first community outreach specialist in the Yellow Springs Police Department. She will begin her new job on April 2. The new position was created in response to a recommendation from the Justice System Task Force to address the many social work-related calls that police receive. According to a press statement from Carlson, Randolph brings to the job “a wealth of knowledge in social work and working with the justice system.” (Photo by Diane Chiddister)

    At Village Council’s March 5 meeting, Council members Lisa Kreeger and Marianne MacQueen proposed a two-pronged initiative to address local affordability in the context of current financial realities.

  • Utility bill assistance urged

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 8, 2018

    At Village Council’s Feb. 20 meeting, Council member Lisa Kreeger urged her colleagues to take action to help villagers struggling to pay their utility bills.

  • YS Council seeks input on goals

    By YS News StaffMarch 3, 2018

    As Yellow Springs Village Council considers setting goals for the coming year, council members are asking for input from the community.

  • A busy year for Village staff

    By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 22, 2018

    At Village Council’s Feb. 5 meeting, Village Manager Patti Bates presented an End of Year Report from Village staff, regarding projects completed during 2017.

  • Council prioritizes housing — 2018 goal discussion begins

    By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 15, 2018

    At Village Council’s Feb. 5 meeting, Council members united around creating a housing plan as one of the 2018 Council goals.

  • Village Council prioritizes housing needs

    By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 8, 2018

    Yellow Springs is expected to grow in upcoming years at a more rapid rate than surrounding areas. To accommodate that growth, the village needs more housing than it currently has.

  • Study eyes housing gaps in Yellow Springs

    By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 25, 2018

    Yellow Springs has significant gaps in its current housing stock and the housing its citizens will need in upcoming years.

  • Village Council — YSPD promotions, Taser use

    By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 11, 2018

    At Village Council’s Jan. 2 meeting, Council members addressed administrative tasks and two police-related issues, among other topics.

  • 2017 Year in Review: Village Council

    By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 4, 2018

    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)

    2017 Year in Review: Village Council

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