Dave Chappelle Got Developer To Leave Yellow Springs!

Dave Chappelle gets Yellow Springs to back out of development deal.

Comedian Dave Chappelle lives in the village of Yellow Springs, Ohio. The entertainer has a farm in the village. The comedian has a big impact on the town and he certainly got his way when he warned them, if Oberer decided to build housing project, he would leave.

The village heard and they understood the impact he has on the village.

The 50 acres of land that sits near Hyde Road is where Oberer wanted to build affordable housing.

Chappelle was the most outspoken member of the village opposing the development.

"I'm adamantly opposed to it, obviously live behind the development or the proposed development," Chappelle said. 

Yellow Springs agreed to allowing Oberer build single family only, but not townhomes, duplexes and apartments.

Oberer eventually backed out of the deal after they found it impossible to build their request on that property.

Chappelle had invested in trying to refurbish an old firehouse and turn it into a comedy club, restaurant and community center. He said that if they build on that land, he will back out the deal and move out of the village.

Yellow Springs, Ohio is a gem.

It appears that Chappelle is considering buying the land from Oberer. 

Yellow Springs, is a village in Greene County, Ohio. It is 15 miles from Dayton. Greene County is a heavily Republican county but the village of Yellow Springs is very Democratic. The village population is 4,200 residents.

Perhaps the village is the only thing progressive in the mostly rural county.

Chappelle also backed out of the naming of a theater. He also lives in Washington, DC. He pulled out of the Duke Ellington School of Art naming after he faced a backlash for The Closer. The Netflix comedy was controversial for perception of anti-transgender jokes.