Dave Chappelle says he not against affordable housing, calls hometown project 'poorly vetted'
USA TodayMAR 15 2022
Regardless of Chappelle's role in the plan being rejected, the council let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Now Yellow Springs, which admits it has an affordable housing shortage, has lost a project that could've helped solve the problem.
Chappelle hasn't opposed affordable housing, because there wasn't any to oppose. Oberer is a for-profit developer that was only going to reserve limited units for Yellow Springs to later complete. The revisions were about profiteering, not addressing the shortage of affordable housing.