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• Village Council— New efforts for broadband

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 27, 2017

  

  A local group of municipal broadband supporters will continue its effort to bring a fiber optic network to Yellow Springs, following the decision of Village government leaders to not move forward with creating and funding a municipal network.

• Council on policing— Guidelines stress anti-racism

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 20, 2017

  

  At Village Council’s July 3 meeting, Council members unanimously approved adopting new guidelines for policing that take a proactively inclusive and anti-racist stance.

• Mayor, Council races spark interest as filing deadline nears

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Yellow Springs community residents interested in getting involved in local governing will find a variety of opportunities in this year’s elections.

• Jobs, business first choice for CBE land

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 13, 2017

  

  Most villagers who weighed in on the topic would like to see the land known as the Center for Business and Education, or CBE, used in a way that promotes local economic development.

• Village Council supports Home, Inc.’s ‘Glen Cottages’

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  At Village Council’s July 3 meeting, Council members unanimously voted to waive utility tap and zoning fees for Glen Cottages, the newest project of Home, Inc.

• Yellow Springs Village Council supports Paris accord

  By YS News StaffJuly 6, 2017

  

  At their June 19 meeting, Village Council members unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Paris climate agreement, brought to Council by the local organization Mothers Out Front.

• Yellow Springs Village Council stalled on hotel tax

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 29, 2017

  

  In Village Council’s first vote on whether to impose a local lodging tax on transient visitors, Council members came up deadlocked at their June 19 meeting.

• Village Council— New policing guidelines discussed

  By Audrey HackettApril 27, 2017

  

  Local policing was in the spotlight at Village Council’s April 17 meeting. Council members discussed proposed new guidelines for Village policing, as well as next steps in the Village’s search for a permanent police chief. In addition, a new full-time police officer, Mariah England, was sworn into the local department.

• Village Council ponders regulation of Yellow Springs Airbnbs

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 20, 2017

  

  At Village Council’s April 3 meeting, Council members considered the appropriate level of local government regulation  regarding the issue of local short-term rentals.

• Village Council— Mixed outlook for broadband

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 6, 2017

  

  Statistics on village internet use were presented at Village Council’s March 20 meeting by Andrew Cohill, CEO of Design Nine, the firm hired by the Village to evaluate the feasibility of creating a municipal broadband network in Yellow Springs.