The man who led the Barrington Department of Public Works for the last decade has resigned.

Alan Corvi, who served as the director of the DPW, said he submitted his letter of resignation to Barrington Town Manager Peter DeAngelis on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Mr. Corvi, who grew up in Barrington and who now lives in Rehoboth, was in his 11th year of service for the town.

"I love this town," said Mr. Corvi. "I am from Barrington. The guys here (at the DPW) are great."

Mr. Corvi said he is leaving Barrington — his last day will be Sept. 4 — in very good shape. He said the salt barn, which stores salt and sand to be spread on roadways during winter storms, is full, and the fleet of DPW vehicles is in good working order. He said DPW Superintendent John Renquinha will do a good job filling the void until a new director is hired.

"The sewer system is in great shape, the trucks are in good shape," he said. "We're in much better shape than when I took over."

When asked why he decided to resign, Mr. Corvi said "It's time to move on."

Mr. Corvi was recently hired as engineering and highway director for Swansea, Mass., a position that will reportedly pay him between $90,000 and $95,000. Mr. Corvi reportedly earned $106,411 last year in Barrington.

Mr. Corvi also saved Barrington a fair amount of money during his years as DPW director. In addition to managing the 23-man work force, he also handled some of the engineering work in-house. During a road repaving project, Mr. Corvi completed the engineering work, saving the town approximately $100,000 (the estimated cost of an outside consultant), which allowed officials to pave more roads than initially anticipated.

Barrington Town Manager Peter DeAngelis said he wished the town could have better utilized Mr. Corvi's engineering expertise on more projects.

"I'd like to thank Alan for his 11 years of service, and I respect the fact that he thought it was time to move on," said Mr. DeAngelis. "I think he did an excellent job with the repaving program. Looking back, I would have liked to utilize it (Mr. Corvi's engineering) more. I think the engineering side made his work good and accurate… and helped with his attention to detail."

Under Mr. Corvi's leadership, the town also capped Chianese landfills.

Mr. DeAngelis said he is currently reviewing the department of public works leadership structure and will later make a decision about what to do with the apparent vacancy.

"I'm reviewing the existing resources within the department to determine how to move forward," he said. "In the meantime, my job is to make sure this is seamless for the community, and to make sure we maintain the good service we've always provided."

Mr. DeAngelis said his own years at the DPW — he spent 15 years in that department — will aid him. He said the experience of other DPW administrators Joe Piccerelli and John Renquinha will also help with the transition.

"Joe Piccerelli has better than 30 years of experience. And I've got John Renquinha, who has at least 20 years experience. I have the luxury of 50-plus years of experience," he said.

Barrington Town Council President June Speakman said she wished Mr. Corvi well in his new position in Swansea, adding that it appears his commute to work will be shorter.

"The DPW in Barrington works very well, in part because of Alan's leadership, and in part because of the people who work there, and in part because of Peter (DeAngelis)," she said.

"I have every confidence that the department will continue to run well."

Ms. Speakman said she had not heard of any residents' complaints about the DPW, adding that the council leaves the day-to-day management of different departments to the town manager.

"From my perspective, there were no problems with the DPW," she said.