Milford approves Waters tax deal, data center limits

Town Meeting · Meeting of October 26, 2026

Milford's Special Town Meeting approved a 15-year tax increment financing deal with Waters Technologies tied to a $58 million campus investment and voted to require special permits for electronic data storage centers. Town Counsel Brian Murray said Waters would save $3.5 million in taxes while the town gains $2.6 million in new revenue over the agreement's life; Waters Vice President Chris Givner said the project retains roughly 1,500 jobs. Member Mike Visconti opposed the TIF, saying past recipients "laughed at us, taking the money they saved on taxes right to the bank." A floor amendment to ban data centers outright in the IB and IC districts, rather than require special permits, failed 56-61; the underlying special-permit article then passed 111-8.

Members also appropriated $2.5 million for Stacy Middle School HVAC repairs, $525,000 for fire department breathing apparatus, and $1,696,187 for the town stabilization fund.

In the full story:

• Opening and Memorial Resolutions
• Finance Committee Report
• Municipal Capital Articles (1-16)
• Eugene Circle Trail Easements (Articles 17-19)
• Waters Technologies TIF Agreement (Article 23)
• Zoning Conformance Articles (21, 22, 27, 31)
• Electronic Data Storage Centers (Article 30, with Articles 28, 29, 33 fitness-use amendments)
• Waters-Adjacent Business Articles: Liquor License and School Funding
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,721 words

Source: the Town Meeting meeting of October 26, 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.