Articles About low-income housing

• 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.

• Village Council talks ‘layers of encumbrances’ on Morgan Fields

  By Reilly DixonJuly 23, 2024

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, Monday, July 15, Council members again revisited the topic of pursuing a tax credit application that could one day lead to the creation of a 50-unit, low-income housing development on the YS school district-owned soccer fields.

• School board approves soccer fields resolution

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 22, 2024

  

  At its Thursday, July 11, regular meeting, the YS school board approved a resolution that could help bring a proposed 50-unit affordable housing development closer to fruition — provided several further hurdles are cleared.

• The value of a soccer field

  By Reilly DixonJuly 11, 2024

  

  If, in the coming months, all the local stakeholders agree that the Morgan Fields are, in fact, the best site to build the future housing development, then where would all the soccer players go?