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Smithfield council adopts resolution to accept Galilee Branch Drive for town maintenance
Summary
The Town of Smithfield approved Resolution No. 765 to accept Galilee Branch Drive into the town-maintained street system after staff inspections found it met town standards.
The Town of Smithfield Council voted to adopt Resolution No. 765 to accept Galilee Branch Drive for town maintenance.
Town staff said the street, located in phase 2 of the Elk Creek development, has been inspected by planning and public works and that construction is essentially complete. A staff member noted the developer upgraded the design to match phase 1 and that the street meets town standards.
The resolution matters because adding the street to the town-maintained inventory shifts responsibility and future repair costs from the developer to town maintenance. A council member asked that the council “affirm that those it meets those standards” to avoid a situation in which streets later require costly repairs that fall on residents. Staff responded that the street conforms to the town standard and affirmed it as complete.
The council motion to adopt Resolution No. 765 carried unanimously. No member recorded a roll-call vote in the transcript.
The acceptance follows standard procedures for bringing new subdivision streets into the municipal maintenance program. Staff said phase 1 of Elk Creek remains under construction and will come before the council at a later date.
The council moved on to other business after the vote.
