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YS Town Council Hears Plan on Development Alliance

The Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce, together with the Community Resources board and the soon to be dissolved Community Information Project, plan to establish an umbrella organization to become “the new economic authority in the area” by January 1st, 2008. This is the bottom line of a proposal that Community Ressources member, Dan Young, presented on behalf of the three boards at a Village Council meeting on Tuesday.
In addition to seeking approval to establishment the Alliance by 2008, Young and co-signers to the Alliance proposal, CoC vice president Ellen Hoover and CIP representative Ron Schmidt, ask the council to allocate recently raised economic development funds to the amount of $250.000.
“It’s multi-year spending. And its primary purpose is finding someone who can spend half time, maybe full time, promoting economic development in the village.” commented, Glenn Watts, member of CR on Wednesday…

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University putsch changes climate on campus

Sentiments at Antioch College are changing fast these days. Euphoria over the August 27 announcement that the Board of Trustees of Antioch University is willing to work with college alumni on a business plan to keep the College open past June 30, 2008, over the weekend has been replaced by distrust and fear.
On Friday, University Chancellor Toni Murdock in a series of press releases announced college CEO President Steven Lawry stepping down effective immediately, to be replaced by a an “administrative team,” headed by former dean of faculty Andrzej Bloch who assumes the new title of chief operating officer (COO) at the college.

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Murdock announces Lawry stepping down effective immediately

In a press release dated today, August 31 University Chancellor Toni Murdock announces “Today Antioch College President Steven W. Lawry is stepping down from the presidency effective immediately.”

Dean of faculty Andrzej Bloch is said to step in as chief operating officer, though no mention to him is made in the early afternoon press release. When approached for comment at his house this afternoon Steve Lawry said he was not allowed to talk at this point. He did confirm he no longer had access to his First Class account. Rumors about the development office being gutted were not confirmed. “For what we’ve heard the development office will receive more funding,” one administrator said this afternoon after an ad hoc closed meeting in Main building at which the news was first presented.