Board flags water system software, testing and capital needs

Board members spent substantial time reviewing the water budget and infrastructure risks. Speaker 3, who identified himself in discussion as the town’s water operations lead, said that testing requirements coming from the state for 2026–2027 have unknown costs and that the town’s SCADA/software support lifecycles typically last five to eight years. "We don't know what the cost till he gets here," Speaker 3 said when discussing pending state testing; the board agreed to avoid inserting speculative numbers into the budget without invoices.