Southtowns Record

2025 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

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

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Dog Control

•Equip - $500 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment
•Cont - $3,000 (same as prior year) - Fuel, supplies, van repairs

Safety Inspection (Code Enforcement)

•Equip - $2,000 (same as prior year) – New desk/office furniture for Code Enforcement
•Cont - $7,000 (same as prior year) - Office supplies, mileage reimbursement for sight reviews, trainings

Highway Superintendent

•Equip - $500 ($500 decrease) – 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 - $25,000 (same as prior year) - LED conversion cut usage down, but supply costs increased

Publicity

•Cont - $5,000 (same as prior year) – 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 - $8,000 ($500 increase) - Senior Nutrition supplies, meals on wheels mileage reimbursements, senior van services

Parks

•Equip - $18,000 ($16,800 increase) – $17,855 quoted for new John Deere Tractor + misc. small equipment
•Cont - $25,000 (same as prior year) – portable toilet rental, weed control application, paint for fields, clay for baseball fields,
 dog waste stations, fuel & maintenance on tractors, repairs to any lawn damage/shelter vandalism