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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Town of Boston, NY – Highway Fund
26%
  26% of your Town Tax Covers:
• Salaries of Highway Workers & Employee Benefits
• Costs of salt and sand for winter plowing
• Costs of stone & asphalt in summer
• Costs to repair roads within the town
• Costs to purchase & repair town owned trucks & equipment

2024 Planned repairs/upgrades:
• Various road repairs/paving
• $205,500 towards new equipment – to be coupled with funding from CHIPS/
  Equipment Reserve/ additional use of Fund Balance as needed depending on
  actual bid prices
  • Requested an International CV515 plow truck with dump box, plow, & wing
  • A similar truck was budgeted for in 2023 and was purchased for a price of
  $171,261. The quoted cost has gone up roughly $15,000 since last year.
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