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Housing Section :: Page 6

  • Council moves ahead with housing

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 31, 2011

    Villagers offered a robust show of community support for Village Council’s proposed affordable housing project at Council’s meeting Monday, March 21, when Council unanimously approved moving ahead with the first of three steps for the housing project.

  • No legal issues with housing

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 17, 2011

    There are no legal obstacles to the Village pursuing its current affordable housing project, according to Village Law Director John Chambers

  • Village affordable housing project elicits community support, concerns

    By Megan BachmanMarch 10, 2011

    In a discussion of a proposed affordable housing development at Village Council’s Feb. 22 meeting, some villagers spoke in support of the potential public/private partnership to build four permanently-affordable homes.

  • Friends plans to sell Barr property

    By Lauren HeatonFebruary 24, 2011

    This week a Friends Care Community task force announced plans to sell the Barr property, which the Morgan Family Foundation had gifted to the care center in November.

  • Affordable housing solutions elsewhere—Creativity and communication is key

    By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 10, 2011

    As the News winds down its series on affordable housing, it seems appropriate to look at other communities that have taken steps toward addressing a need for affordable housing.

  • Some construction expected

    By Megan BachmanJanuary 20, 2011

    While the majority of homes sold in the village each year are existing structures, new construction continues to add housing stock to the village. And even during this construction off-season, interest is picking up for new housing.

  • Council urged to make low-cost homes efficient

    By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 13, 2011

    In Village Council’s first discussion of a draft agreement for a proposed affordable housing project at its Jan. 3 meeting, Council was urged to require from the developer tighter energy efficient building practices than currently specified.

  • Sun warms homes at Thistle Creek

    By Megan Bachman

    Jonathan Brown, left, and Roy Eastman are building three passive houses in the Thistle Creek development. The passive house uses a variety of energy-efficient building techniques, including double-thick walls to retain heat. (Photo by Megan Bachman)

    Home building may not be his primary career, but Yellow Springs electronics distributor Roy Eastman is no novice either, as he has spent the last several years researching energy-efficient building and retrofitting his company’s office.

  • Increased school district enrollment increases opportunities

    By Lauren HeatonDecember 23, 2010

    Increasing local students means increasing local families, and while the village appears to provide a home for families at a variety of income levels, more housing in general could help to generate a school district population that is more sustainable.

  • Odiorne home to open soon

    By Lauren HeatonDecember 21, 2010

    Four area residents team up to preserve the historic home on the corner of Xenia Avenue and Herman Street, where an open house is slated to take place sometime early next year.