A Rhode Island town, divided by hotly contested casino vote, has started to mend its wounds.

Tiverton town in Rhode Island is pushing through with its casino plan after a town ballot, which aims to allow Lincoln, Rhode Island-based casino operator Twin River Management Group to transfer its license for the aging Newport Grand slots parlor to a new Tiverton casino, has been narrowly approved by voters on November 8.

The measure easily won statewide approval, but it passed by just 368 votes in Tiverton, which has a population of about 16,000.

Portland Press Herald reported that Tiverton officials face a daunting task to proceed with the plan without antagonizing those who opposed the measure.