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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Waste Mgmt – Contract Renewal – Tax Rate Calculation

Refuse/Garbage Fund —> $13/unit Increase from $255 to $268  Contract cost increased
roughly 5% for curb service & 2.5% for At‐Your‐Door Collection. They also added a fuel surcharge
and July 2023 rate increase for both curb service and At‐Your‐Door will be another 5%

Tax Rate Calculation (Whole Town = 3146 units)
  •  Garbage Cost  $750,699 (6 months at $61,032 + 6 months at $64,084)
  •  At‐Your‐Door  $85,905  (6 months at $6,984 + 6 months at $7,333)
  •  Recycling / fuel surcharge / Fund Balance Policy—roughly $5,000
  •  Total Estimated Expenditures = $841,604

Household Cost = $268  $13 increase (5%) from 2022’s cost of $255

  •  Garbage  $ 238.62 (6 months at $19.40 + 6 months at $20.37 = $239)
  •  At‐Your‐Door  $ 27.30 (6 months at $2.22 + 6 months at $2.33 = $27)
  •  Account Leeway*  $ 2.08

*Account Leeway – recycling cost varies per month / diesel surcharge is unpredictable / Town’s
Fund Balance policy requires the Town to keep 20% of budgeted appropriations in Fund Balance to
get through the timeframe between year end and March tax collection
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