After turning down part of a grant, the Town of Camp Hill is beginning to build its water board and recently clarified the town’s water situation over the past six months.
In a previous Outlook article, Alabama Rep. Ed Oliver reported the grants to redo the town’s water and sewage system totaled up to $17 million. During the Aug. 21 council meeting, Camp Hill mayor Messiah Williams-Cole reported it totaled up to $13 million.
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