Village Life Section :: Page 196

• Zoning, density linked to affordability

  By Megan BachmanNovember 25, 2010

  When the Board of Zoning Appeals denied a homeowner’s application last week for a density variance to construct three more homes around his existing home on Marshall Street, the board was adhering to the strict criteria of a Village zoning code intended to discourage density, according to Village planner Ed Amrhein.

• Land trust garners praise

  By Megan Bachman

  

  The director of the largest federal funding source for farmland preservation stopped in Yellow Springs last week to visit Ohio’s top recipient of federal funding, the Tecumseh Land Trust, which he praised as one of the nation’s top land trusts.

• TLT’s Magaw honored as Ambassador of Ohio Agriculture

  By Megan BachmanNovember 24, 2010

  

  At the Ohio Annual Farmland Preservation Summit last Thursday, Nov. 18, the Tecumseh Land Trust’s executive director Krista Magaw was named an Ambassador of Ohio Agriculture for her nearly 10 years as director of one of the state’s most successful land trusts.

• Vectren grants $25,000 to Glen Helen Ecology Institute

  By YS News StaffNovember 23, 2010

  

  Schoolchildren throughout the Miami Valley will have new opportunities to learn in Glen Helen, thanks to a partnership announced on Nov. 15 between Vectren and Antioch College.

• Invasion of the tall tree snatchers

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 20, 2010

  

  This month is the best time to get rid of the invasive honeysuckle throughout the village, when the shrub is at it’s most vulnerable period.

• Young buyers face tough market

  By Megan BachmanNovember 18, 2010

  Last winter, when Sheryl Cunningham and Tom Clevenger were looking for a house in town, none of the three homes in their price range was particularly appealing. One appeared to be a converted office, another lacked enough space for a garden and in the third, floors were warped and walls twisting.

• Northern bike trail to close

  By Diane Chiddister

  As of Thursday, Nov. 18, the Little Miami Scenic Trail, also known as the bike path, will be closed north of Jackson Road indefinitely. The action was sparked by the Election Day failure of a .153-mill levy to raise funds for the Clark County Park District.

• The new Grinnell Mill

  By Aaron ZaremskyNovember 15, 2010

  

  Chris Mucher gave the inaugural tour of the restored Grinnell Mill last Sunday afternoon.

• Youth linen drive aids women’s shelter

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 14, 2010

  

  The youth of First Presbyterian Church are holding a linen drive throughout the month of November, collecting new, white linens for the Family Violence Protection Center of Greene County.

• Green space funding approved

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 11, 2010

  At their Nov. 1 meeting, members of Village Council unanimously approved a motion to allocate a significant portion of Village estate tax revenues each year to the greenbelt fund, in order to provide regular funding for green space preservation.