Board approves Bennett Street curve warning sign

Select Board · Meeting of October 7, 2026

Wrentham's Select Board heard that town roads score 51.6 out of 100, well below the regional norm, with a $13.2 million repair backlog and a roughly $600,000 annual funding shortfall. Tighe & Bond project manager Joseph McGuire presented the pavement study, while Town Manager Michael King said Chapter 90 aid runs $400,000 to $600,000 a year against an estimated $1.75 million needed to hold the current score. "There's a delta that we're starting behind on an annual basis," King said.

The board separately voted 5-0 to approve a cautionary curve sign on Bennett Street after Police Chief Bill McGrath reported that a temporary speed-monitoring trailer recorded no vehicles exceeding 40 mph, with only one vehicle recorded at exactly 40 mph during a four-day monitoring period. Members also voted 5-0 to appoint Steve Savantek to the Elderly and Disabled Tax Aid Committee and accepted, "with regrets," the resignation of Community Preservation Committee Chairwoman Robin Cuddy, effective October 5.

In the full story:

• Announcements and Minutes
• Bennett Street Curve Sign Public Hearing
• Big Apple Truck Show and White Barn Farm Licenses
• Appointment to the Elderly and Disabled Tax Aid Committee
• Pavement Management Plan Presentation
• Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
• Community Preservation Committee Resignation
• Fall Town Meeting Warrant and State Election Warrant
• DCR Memorandum of Agreement Amendment
• Procurement Process Discussion
• Board and Committee Outreach Initiative Wrap-Up
• Committee Representative Updates and Town Manager's Report
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,544 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.