Politics & Government
Residents Complain After Town Refuses To Plow Road
Residents of Cynthia Avenue in Tiverton are angry after the town's decision to not plow their road this winter.
Just as Tiverton saw the first snowfall of the season, residents of Cynthia Avenue received some upsetting news - the town would not plow their street this year.
EastBayRI.com reports the Tiverton Department of Public Works sent a letter to Cynthia Avenue residents, announcing their street would not be plowed this winter. Residents, angry about the decision, voiced their opinions to the Tiverton Town Council on Monday night.
According to EastBayRI.com, the public road is in terrible condition and plow trucks cannot handle the road's condition. Since the town has not accepted Cynthia Avenue as a road, it's unclear who's responsible for upkeep.
The announcement comes just before a second snowstorm is expected to hit this weekend. Early predictions call for an accumulation of a quarter of an inch to a half inch of snowfall.
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