Southtowns Record

2020 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 1, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic

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Why the Town Needs to Override the Tax Cap
  Real Property Tax Levy 2019  $ 2,918,159
  Tax Base Growth Factor  1.0084
  Allowable Levy Growth Factor  1.0200
  Available Carryover from 2019  $  5,415
  2020 Tax Levy Limit  $ 3,006,940

  Tax Increase Allowed from 2019 to 2020 without
  passing a local law to override the tax cap  $  88,781

  2019 Garbage Cost (per parcel)  $  198
  2020 Garbage Cost (per parcel)  $  228
  Increase (per parcel)  $  30
  Number of parcels  3,104
  Tax Increase solely from Garbage Cost Increase  $  93,120

  Amount that the garbage cost increase pushed the
  Town over the tax levy limit  $  4,339

Additionally there will be $21,500 in tax revenue increase from Assessed Value increases
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