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Subdivision opening delayed over need for improvements By
Kyle S. Loosle MILLVILLE -- New residents of Family Hills subdivision hoping to move into their homes this week may have to wait awhile. The City Council did not approve the final phase of improvements needed to close the contract between the city and developer Milt Anderson. Needed improvements were noted in a letter by Butler Engineering. Anderson had not made those improvements by the time the council met Thursday, said Councilman Mike Johnson. Anderson argued he had not received a copy of the letter and would have made the improvements had he known. "I have not received any letter," Anderson told the council. "Usually they (Butler) fax it to me, but my number has changed and they haven't asked for the new one, nor have they called to tell me of any problems. Had I been aware of a problem, I would have been sure to take care of it before tonight." Anderson also questioned the council's role of informing him of needed improvements. "The last meeting I attended, I was told if anything needed to be done I would be notified. I thought the council would let me know if there was a problem. I just assumed everything was OK," said Anderson, adding that the City Council should have given him a phone call. The council said it was not their responsibility to inform Anderson of needed improvements, but Butler Engineering should have made sure he received a copy of the letter. "On the bottom of our letter, it says you were sent a copy. We don't assume responsibility past this," said Mayor Gale Hall to Anderson. The council voted to continue the issue at the next meeting, Nov. 15. After discussion about the simplicity of meeting the demands mentioned in the letter, and Anderson saying it wasn't fair to keep families out of their homes, the council agreed to approve the subdivision earlier if the improvements were made. "If the problems mentioned in this letter are addressed and inspected by our engineer, then we won't have to wait for two weeks to approve this subdivision," said Hall. Anderson was given a copy of the letter and said he would "get right on" the improvements. He was also instructed to put hay bales back up in the entrance of the subdivision, to discourage people from driving in. Johnson said the bales had disappeared in the last few weeks. According to a contract signed by Anderson, Millville city and the property owners, all requirements must be met in the subdivision before any residents can move in. The scheduled completion date for the seven-month project was Nov. 2.
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