Southtowns Record

2023 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 ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – needs shield in van to separate back & front / potential software
•Cont ‐ $2,000 (same as prior year) ‐ Fuel, supplies, van repairs

Safety Inspection (Code Enforcement)

•Equip ‐ $2,000 ($1,000 increase) – Decibal (sound) meter, light meter, blueprint rack, new desk / Also asked for Code software –
 not going after it this year
•Cont ‐ $7,000 ($4,500 increase) ‐ office supplies, mileage reimb for sight reviews, trainings (new Code Officer has a lot more
 training & mileage reimbursements)

Highway Superintendent

•Equip ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment
•Cont ‐ $5,000 ($1,500 increase) ‐ 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 ($1,000 increase) ‐ need a lot of new road signs
•Street Lighting ‐ $25,000 (same as prior year) ‐ LED conversion cut usage down, but supply costs are increasing

Program for Aging

•Equip ‐ $1,000 (New) – Need microwave & fridge
•Cont ‐ $7,500 (same as prior year) ‐ Senior Nutrition supplies, meals on wheels mileage reimbursements

Parks

•Equip ‐ $39,200 ($10,800 decrease) – Need a roller for the parks & some weed whackers
•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