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An Ohio developer says he is moving forward with construction on a controversial housing project in Dave Chappelle’s hometown of Yellow Springs following a heated village council meeting that saw the comic icon threaten to withdraw millions in planned investments in the community. "Construction should commence in early spring," George Oberer, the CEO of Oberer Homes, told Dayton Daily News, the major local newspaper. Chappelle received criticism earlier this week after the paper reported his opposition to the developer’s plan – which sought to add dozens of multiple-family homes to the village, which in 2019 had less than 4,000 residents, according to the U.S.

Dave Chappelle is back on Netflix with a new comedy special that drops on Dec. 31 and features Morgan Freeman.

The documentary community is mourning one of its most treasured artists, filmmaker Julia Reichert. The Oscar-winning director of American Factory died Thursday night at her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio of a form of cancer affecting the bladder and other organs. She was 76.

Julia Reichert, the documentary filmmaker who won an Oscar in 2020 with husband and directing partner Steven Bognar for American Factory, died last night of bladder cancer. She was 75.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -- Comedian Dave Chappelle said his threat to pull the plug on his plans to open a comedy club near his hometown in Ohio wasn't because he opposed a proposal for affordable housing in a nearby development.Chappelle, who became the target of criticism this week after speaking against the development in Yellow Springs, said in a statement that the plan was not the right fit for the village.“Dave Chappelle didn’t kill affordable housing. Concerned residents and a responding Village Council ‘killed’ a half-baked plan which never actually offered affordable housing,” said Carla Sims, a spokesperson for Chappelle.Chappelle was among several residents who spoke against the project at a council meeting Monday the Dayton Daily News reported.The comedian, who announced last year that he was buying a former fire station in Yellow Springs with plans to turn it into a comedy club, said he would back out if the project was allowed.

opposing an affordable housing project in Yellow Springs, Ohio.Chappelle, 48, addressed the town council and threatened to pull his money from the community if they approved plans to develop 53 acres of residential housing.The town voted on the plan Wednesday after the council meeting, where the public was invited to comment on the proposal. Now, Chappelle is clearing things up. His reps didn’t respond to The Post’s request for comment, but in a statement to Fox News, his spokeswoman Carla Sims said the plan itself needed improvements.“Dave Chappelle didn’t kill affordable housing,” Sims said. “Concerned residents and a responding Village Council ‘killed’ a half-baked plan which never actually offered affordable housing.”In the viral clip, Chappelle, who lives in the town, can be heard calling local politicians “clowns.” He told the council, in no uncertain terms, that he would pull his own business ventures —  a planned restaurant and comedy club called the Firehouse Eatery — out of Yellow Springs.“I don’t know why the council would be afraid of litigation from a $24 million-a-year company while it’s out a $65 million-a-year company,” Chappelle told the Yellow Springs Village Council.

Dave Chappelle is being accused of striking down proposed affordable housing, but the comedian’s rep asserts he is doing the opposite.

Dave Chappelle is rejecting the notion that he did anything that wasn’t in the best interest of Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he lives, when he threatened to pull his investments over a potential new housing development in the area.  The comedian voiced his concerns over a $39 million housing development at a Yellow Springs Village Council meeting on Monday, where he told the council that he would withdraw plans he has for the area if the development was approved.  In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, representatives for the comedian explained the decision and why he believes it was in the best interest of the community.  "Dave Chappelle didn't kill affordable housing. Concerned residents and a responding Village Council ‘killed’ a half-baked plan which never actually offered affordable housing," said Carla Sims, a spokesperson for Chappelle.  Dave Chappelle discussed a housing development he's opposed to in Ohio.

Dave Chappelle threatened to pull his investments in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he lives, over a potential new housing development in the area. Chappelle's father worked at a college in the Ohio village and the comedian spent summers there growing up. In 2020, news also broke that Chappelle would purchase a former Miami Township fire station in the area and convert it into a comedy club.

An angry Dave Chappelle told his hometown council meeting Monday that he would not build two planned businesses in the area if they approved an ordinance that included dozens of affordable houing units.

Zack Sharf Dave Chappelle helped kill plans for an affordable housing development in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio, the Dayton Daily News reports. The comedian appeared at a council meeting this week and threatened to pull several businesses he’s developing for Yellow Springs if the town moved forward with the affordable housing development.

Dave Chappelle and his wife Elaine Erfe live a very private life. The couple, who wed in 2001, have kept their kids out of the spotlight through the years and even relocated to Ohio. The high-profile Saturday Night Live star ditched New York and Los Angeles for Yellow Springs, Ohio, where the family live on a 65-acre farm. Here’s everything you need to know about the low-key couple, and their kids Sulayman, Ibrahim, and Sanaa.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -- Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club.The Miami Twp.

Kevin Hart tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this year (2020).The Jumanji: The Next Level star spoke about his diagnosis as he performed at Dave Chappelle’s An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair show in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and told guests at the event: “The problem is that I had it around the same time as Tom Hanks, and I couldn’t say anything because he’s more famous than I am.”Hanks and wife Rita Wilson announced on Instagram in March that they’d both tested positive for COVID-19, after

Kevin Hart revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 several months ago. The 41-year-old comedian talked about his diagnosis while performing at Dave Chappelle’s comedy show "An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair" in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on Saturday.

Kevin Hart tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this year (20).The Jumanji: The Next Level star spoke about his diagnosis as he performed at Dave Chappelle’s An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair show in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and told guests at the event: "The problem is that I had it around the same time as Tom Hanks, and I couldn’t say anything because he’s more famous than I am."Hanks and wife Rita Wilson announced on Instagram in March that they'd both tested positive for Covid-19, after

Kevin Hart tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this year.The Jumanji: The Next Level star spoke about his diagnosis as he performed at Dave Chappelle’s An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair show in Yellow Springs, Ohio.“The problem is that I had it around the same time as Tom Hanks, and I couldn’t say anything because he’s more famous than I am,” Hart told guests at the event.Hanks and wife Rita Wilson announced on Instagram in March that they’d both tested positive for COVID-19, after arriving

Kevin Hart revealed that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the beginning of the pandemic.“The problem is that I had it around the same time as Tom Hanks,” the Jumanji: The Next Level star, 41, said during his stand-up set at Dave Chappelle’s comedy show An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on Saturday, August 22, per Page Six.

Comedian Kevin Hart revealed he was tested positive with coronavirus infection during a stand-up comedy show and it was early in the pandemic.The 41-year-old comedian made the big reveal during his latest presentation at Dave Chappelle's "An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair" show in Yellow Springs, Ohio, according to Page Six.

Louis C.K. as a surprise guest at a recent comedy event, according to attendees.The disgraced comedian has only performed live a handful of times since he was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2017.On August 4, Chappelle held one show in a series called Dave Chappelle & Friends: An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair at Wirrig Pavilion in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Louis C.K. re-emerged alongside fellow A-list comedians at Dave Chappelle’s event in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Dave Chappelle hosted another of his socially distanced “Summer Camp” comedy shows this week, held in a field in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Fans in attendance, however, were surprised to see an unannounced guest appear onstage: Louis C.K.

Dave Chappelle's latest top-secret COVID-era comedy show might have been his most legendary yet.

Dave Chappelle enjoyed some socially distanced live music on July 4.