Southtowns Record

2022 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, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Moratoriums

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Drainage & Erosion

• Drainage - $15,000 (decreased $5,000 due to Reserve fund growth)
• Erosion - $15,000 (decreased $5,000 due to Reserve fund growth)

Conservation

• Cont - $5,900 ($500 increase) - CAC supplies, Fishing Derby, LEAF Event, snowshoeing event, planned pond
  clean out

Cemetery

• Cont - $610 (same as 2021) - damage or tree removal to town maintained cemeteries

Other Home / Community Services

• Community Beautification - $250 (decreased $250) – flowers for around town hall
• Brush & leaf pickup - $80,000 ($30,000 increse) – Pickup of brush & leaves by the Highway department during
  spring & fall

Employee Benefits

• Retirement - $90,000 ($10,000 increase)
• Social Security - $67,000 ($7,000 increase)
• Worker’s Comp - $14,000 (Same as 2021 as the Town received a 2021-2022 rate lock)
• Unemployment Insurance - $5,000 (same as 2021)
• Disability Insurance - $500 (same as 2021)
• Medical Insurance - $75,000 ($15,000 increase)

Debt Service

• Trooper Barracks Debt – 2022 payments total $62,760