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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The Cost of Capital Projects
Recent Capital Projects Funded by General Fund’s Fund Balance (rounded to nearest hundred)

  Year-End Fund Balance
$3,000,000

  2022: $2,603,063
$2,500,000

$2,000,000

$1,500,000  2025: $1,629,580

$1,000,000
  Repeated use of General Fund’s
  Fund Balance to finance capital
 $500,000  projects has created a downward
  trend. In 2027, the general fund is
  getting it’s first tax increase in 8
  $-  years. $40,000 is being budgeted
  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024  2025
  towards capital projects. The Town
  General  Highway  Fire  Lighting  will explore financing options for
  Ambulance  Garbage  Water  large capital projects such as the
  previously discussed playground.
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