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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Drainage & Erosion

• Drainage ‐ $2,500 (decreased $7,500 due to Reserve fund growth – Over $180,000 now)
• Erosion ‐ $2,500 (decreased $7,500 due to Reserve fund growth)

Conservation

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

Cemetery

• Cont ‐ $600 (same as prior year) ‐ damage or tree removal to town maintained cemeteries

Other Home / Community Services

• Community Beautification ‐ $250 (same as prior year) – flowers for around town hall
• Electric & Power ‐ $5,000 (new in 2023 & carried over) – NYSERDA grant money towards EV Charging Station
• Brush & leaf Equipment ‐ $0 – Pickup Truck w/ Dump Box to pull chipper, deliver woodchips, etc. was a 2023 purchase
• Brush & leaf pickup ‐ $65,000 (same as prior year) – Pickup of brush & leaves by the Highway dept. during spring & fall

Employee Benefits

• Retirement ‐ $97,000 ($12,000 increase)
• Social Security ‐ $74,000 ($2,000 increase)
• Worker’s Comp ‐ $18,000 ($4,000 increase)
• Unemployment Insurance ‐ $6,000 (same as prior year)
• Disability Insurance ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year)
• Medical Insurance ‐ $85,000 ($5,000 increase)

Debt Service

• Trooper Barracks Debt – 2023 payments total $65,135