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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Town of Boston, NY – Fire Fund
25%

  Contractual Payments to 3 Fire Departments
  2024  2025
  • Boston Fire Co  $215,389  $226,158 (5% increase)
  • North Boston Fire Co $215,389  $226,158 (5% increase)
  • Patchin Fire Co  $215,389  $226,158 (5% increase)
  • Total  $646,167  $678,474 ($32,307 increase)
  Dispatch Services through Hamburg / Healthworks Costs
  • Dispatch – 2% Increase from $24,702 to $25,197
  • Healthworks – Estimated at $10,000
  NEW Code – SVC Award Contractual
  • Provident Life Insurance – $5,200
  • Penflex LOSAP Fees - $9,410
  • Pinsky Law - $4,800
  Workers Comp for 3 Fire Departments
  • Maintaining same estimated funding of $15,000
  LOSAP Program for 3 Fire Departments
  • Proposing $325,000 contribution (half funded by Sales Tax)
  • Underfunded for many years with a growing gap (see next few slides)  81