Land & Environmental Section :: Page 23

• Planners limit tiny homes

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 21, 2013

  In response to the question, “how small can a house be in Yellow Springs?” Village Planning Commission on Monday night chose to split the difference between those who favor and those who oppose allowing tiny houses in the village.

• Pining for a resistant strain

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 24, 2013

  

  Village resident Robert Gage doesn’t relish heights, but even hovering at 70 feet in the air last week, he appeared less concerned with the drop than with the fertility of the newest shoots he was clipping.

• New firm helps village go green

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 17, 2013

  

  Interested in solar power? Adding insulation to your home? A super high-efficiency furnace? Then one local company, which is expanding services this month under a new name, may be the place to go for homeowners wanting to go green.

• Glen seeks bird count volunteers

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 27, 2012

  

  Glen Helen leaders seek volunteers for their annual Greene County Christmas Bird Count, to take place Saturday, Dec. 29, from 8 am to 2 p.m.

• Energy efficiency within reach

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 13, 2012

  

  When Pat Murphy came to Yellow Springs in 2003, he said he could build a house that operated with 50 percent less fossil fuels than a conventional home, but his partner, Faith Morgan, didn’t believe him. Now, 10 years later, the couple is wrapping up a new film about homes built in Yellow Springs and around the country that use 90 percent less energy to heat and cool than conventional dwellings.

• Let furniture rise from the ashes

  By Megan BachmanDecember 6, 2012

  The coming decimation of the village’s ash tree population by an invasive Asian beetle — a kind of “Arborgeddon” for a tree that represents about one out of every 10 in our canopy — is a dismal story. Many beloved trees — on Mills Lawn, at the Antioch College campus, in the Glen — have already died. Others are showing signs of stress.

• Doomed ashes find second life as furniture

  By Megan BachmanNovember 29, 2012

  

  The coming decimation of the village’s ash tree population by an invasive Asian beetle is a dismal story, but the ashes could have a second life as furniture, cabinets, flooring and artwork.

• Village buys Railroad Street lot

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 1, 2012

  Thirty-five people gathered around the gravel lot to witness the the auction of the property at the corner of Railroad and Dayton streets. After a short bidding process, the Village of Yellow Springs had purchased the property for $170,000.

• Village buys downtown property at auction

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 19, 2012

  

  Village buys vacant lot at Railroad and Dayton Streets.

• Village purchases Village Station at auction

  By YS News StaffOctober 18, 2012

  The Village purchased the parcel of property adjacent to the bike path.