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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Dog Control

•Equip - $250 ($250 decrease) – misc. small equipment / doesn’t often request much for equipment
•Cont - $3,000 (same as prior year) - Fuel, supplies, van repairs

Safety Inspection (Code Enforcement)

•Equip - $500 ($1,500 decrease) – Misc. small equipment – in prior year purchased a new desk
•Cont - $9,000 ($2,000 increase) - Office supplies, mileage reimbursement for sight reviews, trainings (more people in office now)

Public Safety

•Cont – $1,400 (NEW Code) – For boarding up unsafe buildings

Highway Superintendent

•Equip - $500 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment
•Cont - $5,000 (same as prior year) - office supplies, HWY employee drug testing, highway medical supplies, HWY boot allowance

Highway Garage

•Cont - $26,000 (same as prior year) - Uniforms & rugs, cleaning supplies, National Fuel, NYSEG, ECWA for Highway barn

Street Lighting & Traffic Control

•Traffic Control - $6,000 (same as prior year) – NYSEG for the 3 traffic lights & new road signs
•Street Lighting - $30,000 ($5,000 increase) - Supply costs increased significantly

Publicity

•Cont - $4,000 ($1,000 decrease) – Job postings, public hearing notices, newsletters, mailings

Program for Aging

•Equip - $0 (same as prior year) – Most large equipment was replaced in 2024 by Erie County Sr Services
•Cont - $9,000 ($500 increase) - Senior Nutrition supplies, meals on wheels mileage reimbursements, senior van services