Housing Section :: Page 9

• 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

  

  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.

• Faces of first-time buyers in YS

  By Megan BachmanDecember 16, 2010

  Geno and Krystal Luketic are the sort of young couple that local leaders hope will settle in the village. However, while Geno continues his work at the pottery shop, the Luketics are no longer village residents.

• Faces of first-time buyers in Yellow Springs

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 9, 2010

  Geno and Krystal Luketic are the sort of young couple that local leaders hope will settle in the village.

• Zoning issue stymies infill

  By Megan BachmanDecember 2, 2010

  The denial of a density variance last month by the Board of Zoning Appeals is motivating some Village officials to reconsider the criteria the board uses to grant variances and to review the overall effectiveness of the Village’s zoning code.

• Sustainable, affordable properties— Land trust for the long haul

  By Diane Chiddister

  While legally, the property beneath Cathleen Tong’s home on Xenia Avenue is leased rather than owned, it feels to her like her own land.

• Affordability is top concern in attracting new families

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 2, 2010

  Creating more entry-level housing, keeping living expenses affordable and more aggressively marketing Yellow Springs to the region — these were some of the ideas offered at a recent meeting that focused on how to attract more young families to the village.

• FCC drops apartment plans

  By Lauren HeatonJune 24, 2010

  The Friends Care Community Board of Trustees announced last week that the care center has withdrawn its proposal for a new senior apartment building downtown, according to a letter board president Mary White sent to community members.