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Council accepts Abigail Estates streets, agrees to turn on streetlights and restore town services
Summary
The council voted to accept public improvements at the Abigail Estates subdivision, enabling the town to begin plowing, trash pickup and to activate street lighting. Council conditioned acceptance on receipt of required as-built plans and retained the developer's bond until outstanding documents are filed.
The Tiverton Town Council voted to accept public improvements at the Abigail Estates subdivision on Monday, a step that will allow the town to provide municipal services including snow plowing, trash collection and activation of street lighting.
Residents of the 12-lot subdivision have lacked town services since construction finished; they told the council they had experienced service gaps, unlit streets and delays in routine public works service. Council members moved to accept the roads and associated public improvements after town staff confirmed that the pavement and physical improvements were in place and after the town's public-works director reported no objection to acceptance.
The council's motion included a requirement that the developer submit stamped as-built plans and any outstanding documentation within 30 days. The town will keep the existing bond in place until those final documents are filed and the public-works director confirms all items on the punch list are resolved.
Town Administrator and DPW staff said they would notify Rhode Island Energy to begin billing and to activate the subdivision's street lights after the council action; the town will also put the subdivision on the town's regular trash and winter-plowing schedules. The council emphasized it did not want to penalize residents for a developer's delay but said the bond will remain a tool to ensure outstanding administrative items are completed.
Why it matters: Acceptance makes Abigail Estates a town-maintained street and restores routine municipal services to residents who have been living without them. The action also illustrates the town's process for clearing developer punch-list items and formalizing acceptance while protecting the town through bond retention.
What's next: The developer must submit required as-built drawings and any outstanding documentation within the time set by the council; the town will continue to hold the bond as security until those materials are received.
Provenance: Council discussion and vote recorded during the appointments and routine business portion of the Feb. 10 meeting and public comment; applicants and neighborhood residents attended and addressed the council.
