Dave Chappelle said he wanted the people who visit his bars, clubs, and restaurants to be from outside of Yellow Springs. It seems like he is planning to turn Yellow Springs into an entertainment destination and he wants to cultivate a specific clientele. From what it says in the story, it looks like Yellow Springs has been on board with this the whole time, and that's why Dave is now mad, because if they bring in the affordable housing, then it will screw with the economic makeup of the town and basically ruin his plans of developing the upscale entertainment district that he has already put millions of dollars into.
So basically Dave's plan was (is) for Yellow Springs to make money off of tourism, and the developer's plan was (is) to make money off of real estate. If those two things than coexist, then fine, but in this situation it cannot not because the median income of a town has a direct effect on the number and type of people who are going to want to visit, so Dave is actually accurate when he says that his development plan will no longer "be applicable" if they go through with the affordable housing because the median income will drop too far and the town will no longer attract spenders.
The village council doesn't want to pick sides because both sides are offering up millions, but Dave is like "I got here first, and I am already millions of dollars in, so either I get my way or I am out".
This has nothing to do with race. This is purely about money.
