2024-12-22T00:00:01-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150298115/dave-chappelle-went-all-out-to-stop-an-affordable-housing-development-in-his-hometown Josh Niland 2022-02-10T13:40:00-05:00 >2022-02-14T20:48:05-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62ffbf7283e37d3bf5a2ac6b14c9673f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Dave Chappelle threatened to pull his various business ventures from his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio, if the village council went ahead with a plan to build &mdash; wait for it &mdash; more affordable housing in the area.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Dave Chappelle has turned into quite the evil troll in recent years over other <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59046022" target="_blank">hot-button issues</a> which now extend into a proposed multi-family development project in his Dayton-area hometown. Chappelle owns several small businesses in the area under a holding company called Iron Table, which he claimed are worth $65 million during the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6140&amp;v=ThJ-uDDbhGQ&amp;feature=emb_title" target="_blank"> hearing on the measure</a> Monday night.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>The comedian's opposition reportedly stems from the plan's lack of sidewalks and an increased amount of traffic to the area, which is adjacent to his bucolic 39-acre estate. The proposal was passed over in the end and replaced by a previous plan that will add 143 single-family units with starting prices around $300,000, according to<em> Rolling Stone</em>.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;I cannot believe you would make me audition for you,&rdquo; Chappelle told those assembled at the village council meeting. &ldquo;You look like clowns. I am not bluffing, I will take it all off the table. I&rsquo;ve invested millions of dollars in this town. If you push this thing throu...</p>