Southtowns Record

2024 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, Housing

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Dog Control

•Equip ‐ $500 ($500 decrease) – has not used or requested Town Equipment much
•Cont ‐ $3,000 ($1,000 increase) ‐ Fuel, supplies, van repairs (which have become more extensive/expensive)

Safety Inspection (Code Enforcement)

•Equip ‐ $2,000 (same as prior year) – New desk for Code Enforcement, computer for Assistant to Code, etc.
•Cont ‐ $7,000 (same as prior year) ‐ office supplies, mileage reimb for sight reviews, trainings

Highway Superintendent

•Equip ‐ $1,000 (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 ‐ $25,000 (same as prior year) ‐ LED conversion cut usage down, but supply costs increased

Publicity

•Cont ‐ $5,000 (New) – Job postings, public hearing notices, newsletters, comp plan mailings

Program for Aging

•Equip ‐ $0 ($1,000 decrease) – Most equipment would fall under buildings
•Cont ‐ $8,000 ($500 increase) ‐ Senior Nutrition supplies, meals on wheels mileage reimbursements, senior van services

Parks

•Equip ‐ $1,200 (same as prior year) – Some weed whackers & 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