Ohio developer in Dave Chapelle hometown controversy moving forward with housing plan: report

An Ohio developer says he is moving forward with construction on a controversial housing project in Dave Chappelle’s hometown of Yellow Springs following a heated village council meeting that saw the comic icon threaten to withdraw millions in planned investments in the community.

Chappelle received criticism earlier this week after the paper reported his opposition to the developer’s plan – which sought to add dozens of multiple-family homes to the village, which in 2019 had less than 4,000 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The village is about 20 miles east of Dayton.

Proponents argued the development would bring affordable housing in the community – but critics say it would barely bring any.