By Scott Turner
An expansion of the Village of Providence is proceeding despite concerns about the extension of a sewer line to serve the subdivisions and the number of access points in case of an emergency.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the Huntsville Planning Commission approved the re-layout of 104 lots, gave preliminary approval for 67 lots for phase 14 of the Village of Providence, and gave preliminary approval for 37 lots for phase 15 north of U.S. 72 and west of Providence Main Street.
Old Monrovia Road resident Phil Williams and Jim Chamberlain, who represented Grace United Methodist Church, which adjoins the property, asked the commission to delay approval until questions about the installation of a sewer line and eminent domain were resolved.
Resident Mark Quinn also voiced concerns over the lack of access points for the subdivisions that would allow residents to evacuate should “an Act of God” occur.
Williams and Chamberlain voiced concerns about the lack of information about the eminent domain process that would allow for the installation of the sewer line.
“I don’t know the schedule,” Williams said. “I don’t know what kind of easement is being proposed. It’s difficult for all of us to know where to turn to a source to get this kind of information on schedule and what we should expect.”
