Waterford leaders are preparing to take up a package of capital projects that may not sound flashy at first glance, but could shape daily life for students, teachers, utility workers, and residents across town.
The Waterford Board of Selectmen is set to consider more than $800,000 in spending tied to school technology upgrades and municipal utility improvements. The projects are connected to the town’s fiscal year 2027 budget, which begins July 1, and the proposals show the steady, behind-the-scenes work that keeps a community running.
This is not the kind of agenda item that usually draws loud headlines. There are no ribbon cuttings, no dramatic speeches, and no single landmark project. Instead, the spending list is built around essentials: reliable school devices, updated desktop computers, stronger wireless access, improvements to sewer access, and water tank management…