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School board updates on proposed affordable‑housing site and flags ethics, legal questions
Summary
The Yellow Springs school board updated the public on a proposed low‑income housing tax credit application that would use 3.6 acres of district land, described funding and survey arrangements, and heard calls to pause actions pending Auditor of State and ethics guidance; no binding land sale or rezoning vote was taken.
The Yellow Springs Exempted Village School Board on Aug. 8 provided an update on a potential low‑income housing tax credit (LIHTC) application that would require rezoning and subdividing 3.6 acres of district property and could bring roughly $15,000,000 toward about 50 affordable family apartments.
Board Chair (Chair) told the board and the public that the district had agreed at a previous meeting to request rezoning of the 3.6‑acre corner to RC and to subdivide it from the larger Enid Road parcel to address density needs. "If the project was able to win that, it would be $15,000,000 towards 50 affordable family apartments," the Chair said.
Why it matters: the board’s decisions could change school‑district land use and affect local recreation. Board members said any sale or option would include plans to replace the lost recreational acreage used by youth soccer, and they asked for…
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