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• Street musician agreement to continue

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 2, 2014

  

  At their Sept. 15 meeting, Village Council members agreed that the new Street Musician Agreement appears to have solved recent problems between downtown musicians and business owners, and that its use should continue.

• Yellow Springs village revenues higher than expected

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 7, 2014

  

  A mid-year budget review at Village Council’s July 21 meeting offered good news regarding Village general fund revenues.

• Village Council denies appeal to stop solar array

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 31, 2014

  

  At its July 21 meeting, Village Council voted unanimously to deny an appeal of Planning Commission’s June 23 decision to allow a solar array at Antioch College. The decision means that the college solar project is allowed to go forward.

• Council examines ‘busking’

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 17, 2014

  

  At their July 7 meeting, Village Council members continued an earlier discussion on how best to balance the needs of buskers and business owners in a way that doesn’t put a damper on what many villagers see as a source of downtown uniqueness.

• Village ends appeals process — Courts side with Struewings

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 3, 2014

  

  A panel of three Ohio appeals court judges last month sided unanimously with Ken and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village over rights to Village water and sewer services.

• Council gives first nod to CBE

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 26, 2014

  

  In its first vote on the Center for Business and Education since bringing the issue back to the table, Village Council on Monday night narrowly approved spending $1 million to fund CBE infrastructure. Karen Wintrow, Gerry Simms and Brian Housh voted to fund the CBE, while Marianne MacQueen and Lori Askeland voted against.

• Council to vote on CBE

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 19, 2014

  

  What’s the best way for Village Council to proceed with deciding whether to spend $1 million to fund the Center for Business and Education infrastructure? After a hiatus of several months on the locally controversial issue, Council discussed CBE funding again at its June 2 meeting, with some Council members wanting to move ahead quickly and one urging a slowing down of the process.

• Village manager candidates come to Yellow Springs

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 5, 2014

  

  The value of effective communication emerged as a theme during last Thursday evening’s community forum for the Village manager finalists.

• SIDEBAR: Candidate Patti Bates rose to top

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  While Village Council has not yet made an official decision regarding who will be the new Village manager, the people’s choice was Patti Bates, according to Council member Brian Housh on Tuesday.

• Economic development strategies eyed

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 22, 2014

  

  At their May 5 meeting, Village Council members heard a presentation from a Greene County official regarding the county Port Authority, a potential new tool for economic development. “There’s a lot of excitement about what can be done with the Port now that it’s revamped,” Greene County Director of Economic Development Pete Williams said regarding […]