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Articles About senior housing

  • Village Council— Fee waivers for Home, Inc.

    By Megan BachmanFebruary 13, 2020

    In a split decision at its Feb. 3 regular meeting, Village Council granted Home, Inc. tap fee waivers for the group’s planned senior apartment building.

  • Village Council— Senior apartments change OK’d

    By Megan BachmanDecember 19, 2019

    A redesigned 54-unit senior apartment building was given the green light by Village Council at its Dec. 2 regular meeting.

  • Planning Commission — Varying views on senior apartments

    By Megan BachmanNovember 22, 2018

    An architect's rendering of the proposed senior housing. (Courtesy of Home, Inc.)

    Last Monday’s Village Planning Commission meeting was standing room only as villagers aired their thoughts on Home, Inc.’s proposed 54-unit affordable senior apartment building between East Herman and East Marshall streets. 

  • Antioch College Village Charrette

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 12, 2015

    Shown above is a draft version of the Antioch Village charrette, in which many kinds of housing are located on the western and northern edges of campus. (Submitted graphic)

    Several hundred villagers took part in last week’s Antioch College Village Charrette, a collaborative design event that aimed to create a plan for a new housing development on campus.

  • Village Council— Barr restructuring plan OKd

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 1, 2012

    At their Feb. 21 meeting, Village Council members unanimously passed two resolutions that authorize a restructuring of financial support for the proposed Home Inc./Buckeye Community Hope Foundation senior affordable housing project.

  • Barr project concept OKd

    By Diane ChiddisterOctober 13, 2011

    At their Oct. 3 meeting, Village Council members voted unanimously to approve the first stage of the Home, Inc./Buckeye Community Hope Foundation proposal for affordable senior housing on the Barr property downtown.

  • Barr project receives its first approval

    By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 29, 2011

    A controversial land use issue packed the house at Village Council’s Sept. 19 meeting, with about 60 villagers attending as Council gave initial approval to the proposal to build affordable apartments for seniors on the Barr property downtown.

  • Council to consider senior housing plan

    By Lauren HeatonSeptember 15, 2011

    Over the summer Home, Inc. came to the Village with a plan to develop a senior apartment building on the Barr property, with the help of development partner, Buckeye Community Hope Foundation, based in Columbus.

  • Barr project forum scheduled

    By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 1, 2011

    At their Aug. 15 meeting, members of Village Council agreed to hold a public hearing on the Planned Unit Development, or PUD, request from Home, Inc. to build senior apartments on the Barr property downtown at Council’s Sept. 19 meeting.

  • New senior center considered

    By Diane ChiddisterAugust 25, 2011

    About 60 villagers came out Thursday, Aug. 11, to consider the best way to respond to the needs of the growing population of local senior citizens.