How You Can Help!
Would you like to support our community goal of preserving MIlls Lawn greenspace?
Mills Lawn Greenspace area
Petition Statement: We the citizens of Yellow Springs, Ohio, hereby petition the School Board and the Village Council to act to permanently preserve the western two-thirds of the land at Mills Lawn as a public park for future generations.
NOTE: The Village Council released Resolution 2021-48 in October 2021 affirming the goal of the Committee to Preserve Mills Lawn Greenspace. “Village Council will actively participate in public discussions, proactively explore community-supported uses such as conservation, and help identify and support funding strategies in collaboration with community members, YS Schools leadership and other stakeholders.” The full resolution is at this link.
Click Sign the Petition to go to our signup form. We are working to inform everyone in the village. For those petition signers who want to be included, we will be publishing their names in the Yellow Springs News. We would like to add your name to that list! We will also take the petition to the School Board and to the Village Council.
What can I do?
Sign the petition!
Help by joining our team - we’ll need help spreading flyers around the village!
Write a letter to the editor
Contact our elected officials
Share on social media
Visit our Facebook page
Talk to your neighbors & friends
Donate to help with communication expenses
NOTE: We had an earlier petition for changing the Comprehensive Land Use Plan designation of Mills Lawn to a park instead of high-density residential. This petition is aimed at making Mills Lawn greenspace a permanent public park. If you signed before, please sign this one also. Our petition is for residents of Yellow Springs which is why an address is requested.
Supporting Our Communication Efforts
Donations of any size ($5-$10) help to fund our local communication and advocacy efforts - flyers and signature ads. Any unused funds will be donated to the Yellow Springs Tree Committee. We are not a 501(c)(3) organization. Consult your tax advisor regarding the tax-deductibility of donations.
How to Donate
(a) Click the Donation box on the signup form link to let us know.
(b) Mail a check or money order donation to:
Citizens to Preserve Mills Lawn Greenspace
P.O. Box 463
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
(c) Drop off a donation - Let us know if you’d like to do this and we’ll get back to you.
(d) Deposit money in our account at Yellow Springs Credit Union.
(e) Use our PayPal button below.
Citizens to Preserve Mills Lawn Greenspace:
A group of villagers, pictured here during Covid-19, is leading an effort to preserve the western side of the Mills Lawn School property. Members of Preserve Mills Lawn Greenspace gathered for a photo beneath a grove of old trees known as the “three sisters,” are, from left, standing, Mary-Margaret LaViska with her dog, Lacy, Michael Slaughter, Anna Bellisari, Parker Buckley, and Bernadine Parks; kneeling, Terry Smith, Carol Young, Mary Eby. Not pictured, Laura Curliss, Julie Ford, Phil King, Cessili Slaughter, Neil Allen, Liz Porter and Taylor Ford.
Photo by Megan Bachman
Members can be contacted individually via millslawngreenspace@gmail.com