Council approves four traffic safety improvements, Open Space plan
Wakefield Town Council unanimously backed traffic safety improvements and labor agreements in September.
Town Council · Meeting of September 28, 2026
Wakefield Town Council unanimously backed traffic safety improvements and labor agreements in September. Permanent speed feedback signs on Montrose Avenue, no-parking signs at Water Street and Pleasant Street, new streetlights on Parker Road and Hanson Street, and on-trail stop signs for the Rail Trail were approved following Traffic Advisory Committee recommendations for documented safety issues. The Council also approved a three-year union contract with the Municipal Administrative, Supervisory and Professional Employees Association for approximately 20 employees, including a 2.5 percent annual cost-of-living adjustment and new sick leave bank.
Town Administrator Denise Y. Casey received an annual performance evaluation of 3.54 out of 4, earning a 2.25 percent salary increase.
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Source: the Town Council meeting of September 28, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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