Dave Chappelle vows to pull investments from Yellow Springs, Ohio, if it doesn’t nix affordable housing plan

An Ohio village shot down a residential growth plan that included reasonably priced housing after Dave Chappelle and otherresidents railed towards the proposal throughout a Monday evening public listening to, a report mentioned.

The comic additionally threatened to yank his personal enterprise ventures — a restaurant and a comedy membership — from the village of Yellow Springs if it accepted the housing plan, the Dayton Day by day Information reported.

“I'm not bluffing,” Chappelle, who lives in Yellow Springs, advised the village council (the comic begins talking across the 1-hour 42-minute mark within the video under). “I'll take all of it off the desk,” he added earlier than abruptly strolling away from the microphone.

Following the pushback from Chappelle and others, the council voted to revert to an authentic zoning plan that excluded an reasonably priced housing part, the report mentioned.

The accepted authentic plan contains 143 single-family properties that may value no less than $300,000 every.

The revised proposal that was struck down was made up of 64 single-family properties, 24 townhomes, 52 duplexes and a donation of 1.75 acres from the developer for future reasonably priced housing.

Residents against the revised plan raised a number of issues, together with visitors and water administration.

A supply near Chappelle advised the Day by day Mail that the comic helps reasonably priced housing, however truly opposes each residential growth plans in his hometown.

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Yellow Springs, Ohio, pulled an reasonably priced housing plan after pushback from Dave Chappelle and different residents.
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yellow springs ohio nixes affordable housing plan after backlash from Dave Chappelle
Chappelle threatened to tug his restaurant and comedy membership if Yellow Springs accepted the housing plan.
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Chappelle additionally objected to the unique plan at a December council assembly, the report mentioned. He has but to publicly clarify his stance. 

In line with zoning plans reviewed by the outlet, a part of the event could come near Chappelle’s 39-acre farm.

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