What it means: A group of homeowners who have been maintaining their streets, as required by the permitting process and as agreed to by the developer, now request that the Town assume ownership of the roads and the maintenance responsibility. The process of transferring the roads will be at no cost to the Town.
Those in favor say: No one spoke in favor of the Article at Deliberative Session.
Those opposed say: This Article would add to the services the Town needs to provide, and could potentially be an additional cost if defects are discovered under the roads, since the Town would be accepting the roads on an “as is” basis. The road is dedicated to 14 homes, and was allowed by the Town with the understanding that the Homeowner’s Association would maintain the roads.
Fiscal impact: There is no direct tax impact, but would add to services required, and could potentially be a cost if work is needed under the roads, which were built privately and thus outside of the Town’s specifications.