(Richmond, IN)--The timeline for construction at the controversial Smith Hill residential development near Backmeyer and Garwood Roads in Richmond came more into focus Tuesday.  Developer Chris Hamm provided that timeline to the Richmond Redevelopment Commission yesterday.  Survey work and traffic studies are already underway.  Hamm talked about when more significant work is likely to begin.  "It's very unlikely that home construction would start this year.  The hope would be that we could get out there and begin moving dirt, shaping, and doing pipe work over the winter," Hamm said.  Hamm added that it’s more likely that actual home construction would begin next spring.  Funding allocations for the project were approved Tuesday.  There are now projected to be as many as 287 housing units.