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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Town of Boston, NY – Garbage & Refuse
  26%

  26% of your Town Tax Covers:
  • Garbage Service through Waste Management
  • Contract was bid out in summer of 2019 & included a 2.5% cost increase per year
  ‐ Waste Management was the only bid response
  ‐ Includes weekly trash & recycling as well as weekly bulk collection
  ‐ Blended value recycling written into the contract means the town was recouping
  some recycling costs
  Recycling Cost ($)
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
 500
  0
 ‐500
‐1000

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