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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Fund Balance as of 12/31/25 Annual Financial Report
  General  Highway  Fire  Light  Ambulance  Garbage  Water
Nonspendable  39,726  18,229  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve Accts (see below)  503,889  330,743  -  -  144,860  -  403,772
Assigned for specific use  4,411  1,038,190  166,487  7,870  148,165  238,084  736,264
Unassigned  1,585,443  -  -  -  -  -  -
Total as of 12/31/25  2,133,469  1,387,162  166,487  7,870  293,025  238,084  1,140,036

2026 Anticipated change in Fund
Balance *Estimates as of 10-2026*  (294,702)  (262,380)  (6,583)  -  40,000  41,500  81,000
Estimated 2026 Ending Fund Balance  1,295,152  775,810  159,904  7,870  188,165  279,584  817,264
2027 Planned use of Fund Balance  (561,374)  (277,760)  -  -  -  -  -
Estimated 2027 Ending Fund Balance  733,778  498,050  159,904  7,870  188,165  279,584  817,264

Calc. Minimum per Town Policy  543,057  347,898  185,560  4,189  34,600 214,920  103,058
(% of budgeted appropriations)  (20%)  (20%)  (15%)  (20%)  (20%)  (20%)  (15%)

  Reserve Accounts as of 12/31/25
Reserve for Debt (per USDA Req)  -  -  -  -  -  -  403,772
Reserve for Ambulance  -  -  -  -  144,860  -  -
Reserve for Equipment  -  330,743  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Tri-Seq  8,154  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Sr. Facility  69,852  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for tax stable  96,580  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Building & Parks  143,329  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Recreation  42,312  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Drainage  143,662  -  -  -  -  -  -
  503,889  330,743  -  -  144,860  -  403,772
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