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Providence opposes Millville plan for more Grand View Hills homes
By Rosanne Radcliffe
PROVIDENCE -- Saying no to drugs is not the only popular thing to say "no" to, especially for the Providence City Council mayor and members. Their neighbors in Millville asked them to support their desire to add 60 or more houses along the upper division of Grand View Hills, which runs along the Providence and Millville City corporate limits. Providence said no. In a Dec. 14 workshop meeting, council member Jay Hicken, who presides over water for Providence, said he is in big disagreement for this because of the water limit already. The mayor and the other council members feel the same. "Providence will not have septic tanks above Grand View, and I guess they (Millville) just want an official letter telling them we said no," Mayor Alma Leonhardt said. Leonhardt said Boyd Campbell has heard their feelings on this subject many times and has asked if the council would write an official letter of disagreement on this proposal, just for the records. Hicken said unless Celco, which is the water company and provider for Providence, builds another sufficient water well for the city, there will be no building up in that area as long as it is within Providence city limits. "We need to write that letter to not only the Millville City Council," Hicken said, "but to 'whom it may concern' and send it to Celco, Millville and whoever else needs to know that we say no." With regard to the whole issue, Hicken said, "The anxiety I have is us, as a council, completely learning about water support. However, I still oppose any building or having septic tanks up there (Grand View Hills)." The mayor said they would write the letter even though it has already been clear to Millville that Providence City Council says no.
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