Housing Section :: Page 8
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MacQueen to leave Home, Inc.
Almost four decades separates Home, Inc. founding board member and first director Marianne MacQueen from her successor, Emily Seibel.
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Census rental data is surprising
Tales of a tight rental market abound in Yellow Springs, in contrast to the latest U.S. Census data reporting 52 unoccupied rentals and a 7.9 percent rental vacancy rate in the village.
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Investing in YS, making beauty
Call it the Miracle on Walnut Street. A dingy, dilapidated house — the eyesore of the neighborhood — is transformed into a stately, sleek modern home with a neighbor’s investment and a local couple’s vision.
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McKee group hosts housing talk
Many questions were raised at a public meeting last Sunday sponsored by the James A. McKee Association, when representatives from Home, Inc. shared plans for an affordable housing project slated for Village-owned land on Cemetery Street.
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Council moves ahead with housing
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.
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No legal issues with housing
There are no legal obstacles to the Village pursuing its current affordable housing project, according to Village Law Director John Chambers
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Village affordable housing project elicits community support, concerns
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.
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Friends plans to sell Barr property
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.
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Affordable housing solutions elsewhere—Creativity and communication is key
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.
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Some construction expected
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.
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