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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Electric & Power

•Cont - $500 (NEW) – EV Charging Pedestals service fees

Drainage & Erosion

•Drainage / Erosion – both at $0 (Reserve fund is around $147,000  2026 project set to pull from Reserve Fund, will do the same if there’s a
 qualified project identified in 2027)

Conservation

•Pers Svc - $544 ($2,603 decrease) – have not used clerk hours
•Cont - $7,000 ($450 increase) - CAC supplies, Fishing Derby, LEAF Event, snowshoeing event, pond clean out, stipends for board members

Cemetery

•Cont - $900 ($600 increase) - damage or tree removal to town-maintained cemeteries set to $600 expected cost / Cobble hill Cemetery liaison
 pymt of $300

Other Home / Community Services

•Brush & leaf pickup - $78,000 ($7,000 increase) – Pickup of brush & leaves by the Highway dept. during spring & fall

Employee Benefits

•Retirement - $150,000 ($15,000 increase)
•Social Security - $96,000 ($5,000 increase)
•Worker’s Comp - $20,000 ($1,000 increase)
•Unemployment Insurance - $6,000 (same as prior year)
•Disability Insurance - $1,000 (same as prior year)
•Medical Insurance - $139,000 ($44,000 increase) – 3 current employees added NEW plans in 2026

Debt Service

•Trooper Barracks Debt – 2026 payments total $64,410

Transfers to Capital Projects Fund

•$40,000 (same as prior year) - Proposed projects include Tennis Fence, Fixing up North Boston Baseball Diamond, Playground at Town Hall