Southtowns Record

2027 Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 15, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight

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Explaining Lease-Managed Water Districts
The Town is a Lease-Managed Water District.  As ECWA is more familiar with the break history
This means the infrastructure is publicly owned  and day-to-day maintenance, they provide the
(Town owned) but operated and maintained by  Town a list every couple years of recommended
a public water authority (ECWA) through a  repairs based on break history.
contractual lease agreement.

  Town of Boston
  • Retains ownership of the infrastructure as
  an asset
  • Maintains responsibility for major capital
  improvements, such as replacing aging
  water lines
  • Pays the public authority (ECWA) a fee for
  the management services provided

  Erie County Water Authority
  • Manages the day-to-day business
  operations including billing & customer
  service
  • Performs regular maintenance and non-
  capital repairs on the system  This 2020/2021 list was from when the Town started
  • Provides the actual water supply by
  delivering treated water in bulk
  discussing doing the repairs. This was used to create
  the 1st Map Plan and Report in August 2020
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