After any person, firm, utility company or governmental unit or entity has cut and/or excavated a town roadway, alley, street or throughway, it shall have a continuing responsibility to the town to maintain the cut and/or excavated area. If after a road, street, alley or throughway is cut by any of the aforesaid and a problem of sinking or breaking of the repaved area occurs, the Town Council or its authorized agent shall write a letter to the responsible party advising them of the problem and of their obligation under this chapter to correct that problem. If the problem is not then corrected within 30 days of issuance of the letter to the satisfaction of the person authorized to inspect the excavations by the Town Council, the responsible party shall be liable in damages to the town.
(`93 Code, § 7-71) (Ord. 457, passed 6-29-88; Am. Ord. 2002-017, passed 11-11-02)