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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Fund Balance as of 12/31/24 Annual Financial Report
  General  Highway  Fire  Light  Ambulance  Garbage  Water
Nonspendable  35,242  15,042  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve Accts (see below)  483,771  317,538  -  -  139,076  -  387,651
Assigned for specific use  18,045  1,076,685  177,476  10,811  90,116  200,742  750,103
Unassigned  2,015,146  -  -  -  -  -  -
Total as of 12/31/24  2,552,204  1,409,265  177,476  10,811  229,192  200,742  1,137,754

2025 Anticipated change in Fund
Balance *Estimates as of 10-2025*  (509,330)  (153,433)  (26,773)  (4,429)  40,000  12,000  (68,788)
Estimated 2025 Ending Fund Balance  1,523,861  923,252  150,703  6,382  130,116  212,742  681,315
2026 Planned use of Fund Balance  (560,702)  (262,380)  -  (1,377)  -  -  -
Estimated 2026 Ending Fund Balance  963,159  660,872  150,703  5,005  130,116  212,742  681,315

Calc. Minimum per Town Policy  525,292  341,188  177,766  4,000  32,833 210,628  95,013
(% of budgeted appropriations)  (20%)  (20%)  (15%)  (20%)  (20%)  (20%)  (15%)

  Reserve Accounts as of 12/31/23
Reserve for Debt (per USDA Req)  -  -  -  -  -  -  387,651
Reserve for Ambulance  -  -  -  -  139,076  -  -
Reserve for Equipment  -  317,538  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Tri-Seq  7,829  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Sr. Facility  67,063  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for tax stable  92,724  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Building & Parks  137,606  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Recreation  40,623  -  -  -  -  -  -
Reserve for Drainage  137,926  -  -  -  -  -  -
  483,771  317,538  -  -  139,076  -  387,651
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