Griffis Glen Drive has not yet been accepted by the City of Raleigh therefore there is nothing we can do on the street at this time. Residents may want to contact the HOA or property management company to find out where they stand in getting the street accepted.

What do you mean that the street has not been accepted by the city of Raleigh? I'm confused since there is a "Raleigh City Limits' sign at the entrance to the street. How does all of that work? Thanks.

When residential streets are constructed they are not built by the government, but by developers. Part of the process is for the developer to complete the work to the government entity's standards, and when they are done, petition to have it accepted for permanent maintenance by the City. The City does not accept anything for maintenance by the taxpayers that has not been inspected and confirmed to have been properly built. Sometimes developers fail to do this and simply leave the streets as is in a public right-of-way...often because the development is not yet completed. Often the developer departs the scene and leaves the Homeowners Association holding the bag. The street may be in the City limits but have never been confirmed to have been built properly. Until this happens we can't spend the citizens' money repairing the road.

Our new Unified Development Ordinance changes this to require that improvements be bonded up front, so if a developer fails to complete the work, the City can call in the bond and use the money to properly complete the work so it can be accepted for maintenance.

Thanks so much!

Hi Matt,
The GG HOA Board is working on closing out the premit so that we can turn the streets over to the city.