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FIRST AND TEN
HOUSING KICKOFF
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 U.S.
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) attended the kick off at the Millennium
Housing Addition on Tuesday, October 10th. Supporters and
contributors gathered to show their appreciation to those who have
worked on the project. The project says a lot about what the
citizens of Centerville think about their community. They have
persistence and passion to move forward. Centerville is a model for
other communities, remarked Shawn Pritchett, from the SECOG, SD
Rural Development Council. This first phase of a two-phased project
is being constructed on land that the City of Centerville owns on the
Click to view photo gallery>> east end of the old football field.
Johnson used his position on the
powerful Senate Appropriations
Committee to help secure a
$675,000 earmark in Fiscal Year
2003 to replace water mains for
the houses that will be built in
the new development. Johnson's
personal ties to Centerville
trace back to his
great-grandfather, who was a
homesteader..
"My Family was able to take
root here, and it is good to see
the same spirit of partnership
and community that will spark a
new generation to make their
home in Centerville through this
project," Johnson said. "The
Millennium Housing Addition will
not only benefit the families
that will occupy these homes but
it will help Centerville to
continue to grow and thrive
economically. We all gain when
towns like Centerville prosper."
Bill Hansen, president of the
Centerville Development
Corporation, recognized those
who played a instrumental role
in the progression of the on
going housing development.
Hansen talked about the many
individuals and organizations
that have helped make the
addition a reality. Eventually
homes will be built on 13 lots,
with the goal of increasing home
ownership for young families and
first-time homeowners. The
ground breaking ceremony was
held in August, and the partners
on this housing project hope to
build and sell 2 houses each
year until the 13 lot
development is complete.
Johnson contributed the success
of the project to local
leadership knowing how to piece
it together. "It didn't take
someone with deep pockets to
make it happen. Centerville did
it themselves. Eleven partners
working together put their
shoulder to the wheel,"
states Johnson.
The partners moving forward with
this housing development through
loan financing, development,
construction and homeowner
education include the South
Dakota Rural Development
Council, Southeastern Council of
Government (SECOG), Fort Randall
Telephone Company, Sioux Empire
Housing Partnership (SEHP), SD
Housing & Development Authority
(SDHDA), Centerville City
Council, Centerville Chamber of
Commerce, Centerville Community
Foundation, First Midwest Bank,
USDA Rural Development,
Centerville Development
Corporation.
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