Housing Section
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Study shows persistent housing gaps, cost burdens in Yellow Springs
Bowen National Research recently published its latest housing needs assessment for Yellow Springs — the second time the Columbus-based firm authored a housing study for Village leaders and local stakeholders, with the first being in 2017.
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Lawson Place nets financial, social dividends
The Village of Yellow Springs has retained control of the Lawson Place apartment complex and has functioned as the de facto manager of the property — dealing with its occupancy and maintenance, rents and renovations, tenant complaints and unit improvements.
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YS Home, Inc. award to fund home repair projects
Yellow Springs Home, Inc. has secured a $450,000 award through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati’s Affordable Housing Program to fund 25 home repair projects — 12 in Yellow Springs and 13 in Dayton-area neighborhoods.
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Planning Commission approves preliminary plan for 190-unit subdivision expansion
At the group’s most recent meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 11, Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat application for a sizable addition to the Spring Meadows subdivision in the northwestern reaches of Yellow Springs.
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Planning Commission to consider 190-unit addition to Spring Meadows
According to DDC’s preliminary plat application, which was sent to Planning Commission members on Friday, Nov. 7, 120 of the units will be attached single-family — 12 structures with 10 dwelling units in each — and the remaining 70 units will be detached single-family homes.
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Ribbon cut for Phase 1 of Cascades project
On Thursday, July 24, Phase 1 of The Cascades affordable housing project was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, open house and tours of eight rentals, which will serve seniors of low-to-moderate income.
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Windsor to return to Planning Commission with 96-unit apartment proposal
Last month, the developer had requested Planning Commission’s approval for a 128-unit apartment complex; when met with sizable public pushback on the density of the proposal, Windsor went back to the drawing table to come up with a plan for fewer units.
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Low-income housing project not selected for funding
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s recent announcement means that plans to build a 60-unit apartment complex — one that would have provided rentals for individuals who fall between 30% and 80% of the area median income — are now stalled indefinitely.
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Villagers sound off on proposed apartments at Antioch College
Responding to sizable public dissatisfaction regarding the 128-unit density on the two acres at the Antioch College student union site, Windsor CEO Alex Dorsey proposed, near the end of the most recent Planning Commission meeting, a reduction to 96 units at that location.
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Ohio budget bill targets affordable housing funds
HB 96 includes a provision that would eliminate a requirement for counties to contribute 50% of county recorder fees to the state’s Ohio Housing Trust Fund — a central state funding source that supports affordable housing opportunities and services for low-income residents.
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