Southtowns Record

2026 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 1, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight

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Overriding the Tax Cap
  Process:
  1. Hold a Public Hearing regarding overriding
  the Tax Cap
  2. Pass a Resolution adopting a Local Law
  allowing the Budget to Exceed the Tax Cap
  3. Once passed, the Budget can be adopted
  exceeding the tax cap

  Info from NY Association of Towns (NYAOT):
Over the last 5 years, an average of 21% of towns in NYS exceeded the tax cap per year:

  15