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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Planning

•Cont - $8,000 (same as prior year) - supplies, membership dues, public hearing notices, trainings, Town planner

Drainage & Erosion

•Drainage / Erosion – both set to $0 (Decreased $1,000 total as no active projects / Reserve fund is around $140,000)

Conservation

•Cont - $6,550 (same as prior year) - CAC supplies, Fishing Derby, LEAF Event, snowshoeing event, pond clean out

Cemetery

•Cont - $300 ($600 decrease) - damage or tree removal to town-maintained cemeteries set to $0 for expected cost / Cobble hill
 Cemetery liaison pymt of $300

Other Home / Community Services

•Brush & leaf pickup - $71,000 (same as prior year) – Pickup of brush & leaves by the Highway dept. during spring & fall

Employee Benefits

•Retirement - $135,000 ($9,000 increase)
•Social Security - $91,000 ($7,000 increase)
•Worker’s Comp - $18,000 ($1,000 increase)
•Unemployment Insurance - $6,000 (same as prior year)
•Disability Insurance - $1,000 (same as prior year)
•Medical Insurance - $95,000 ($3,000 increase)

Debt Service

•Trooper Barracks Debt – 2026 payments total $66,410

Transfers to Capital Projects Fund

•$40,000 ($10,000 increase) - Proposed projects include Fuel Tanks, Tennis Fence, Holiday Light Fixture Upgrades, Fixing up North
 Boston Baseball Diamond, Playground upgrades