Articles About low-income housing

• Village Council selects low-income housing developer

  By Reilly DixonDecember 23, 2024

  

  After finalizing the development agreement with the Village, Woda Cooper will apply to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for $15 million in federal low-income housing tax credits.

• LIHTC project ‘win-wins’ discussed

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 5, 2024

  

  The latest update on the land, presented at the Nov. 14 school board meeting, is that Morgan Fields have been appraised at $339,000 by Cedarville-based real estate and auction company Sheridan & Associates.

• School board approves sale option for LIHTC project

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 4, 2024

  

  Mirroring a decision made by Village Council earlier the same week, the YS Board of Education voted 3–2 during a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 21, to approve an option to purchase agreement with the Village of Yellow Springs.

• Village Council rezones Morgan Fields to high-density residential

  By Reilly DixonOctober 31, 2024

  

  The move to rezone the land was the latest step in the year-long effort to one day erect a 50-unit, low-income housing development on the land — colloquially dubbed by Village and district bodies as the LIHTC, or low-income housing tax credit, project.

• LIHTC, Gaunt Park raise questions

  By Reilly DixonOctober 23, 2024

  

  The school district and Village government continue to work together to flesh out the details and possibilities of a proposed 50-unit low-income housing development.

• Village Council likely to issue $113,000 to Tecumseh Land Trust

  By Reilly DixonOctober 17, 2024

  

  Approximately 184 acres of contiguous farmland just beyond the western reaches of Village limits are slated to be sold before the end of the year; Tecumseh Land Trust intends to purchase the available properties or work with potential buyers to place conservation easements on the land, thus precluding any future development there.

• Planning Commission approves next steps in ongoing development projects

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 24, 2024

  

  At the group’s Tuesday, Sept. 10 meeting, Planning Commission members approved: a phase two final plat application from DDC Management, a conditional use application from Ruetschle Architects on behalf of the Village School District and a zoning map amendment to rezone 3.612 acres of school district-owned land.

• Greene County ESC shows interest in Morgan Fields

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 10, 2024

  

  In an Aug. 28 letter penned by ESC Superintendent Terry Graves-Strieter and Interim Treasurer Kasey Mahaffey to YS School District leaders, the ESC is considering the purchase of the Morgan Fields to “have the land as a space for our students … for recess and other outdoor activities.

• Village Council’s low-income housing talks press ahead

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 3, 2024

  

  At the Monday, Aug. 19 regular Village Council meeting, the group agreed to begin the steps of convening an intergovernmental body, as well authorized $12,500 to cover future legal fees — both in the interest of pursuing $15 million in tax credits to build a 50-unit low-income housing development.

• School board talks Morgan Fields

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 23, 2024

  

  The YS Board of Education returned to the discussion of a potential affordable housing development on land currently owned by the school district at its most recent regular meeting Thursday, Aug. 8.