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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7%
  Town of Boston, NY – General Fund

  7% of your Town Tax Covers:
• All salaries & employee benefits (minus highway workers)
• Costs to run the offices of Town Clerk / Assessor / Court / Supervisor / Code Enforcement
• Costs of Dog Control / Historian / Summer Concerts / Attorney / Engineer
• Costs to run Senior Nutrition & Youth Programs
• Costs of the Advisory Boards – Conservation / Planning / Zoning
• Costs to maintain all Town buildings and Town parks

2020 Planned repairs/upgrades:
• New highway barn roof & new salt barn roof
• New boiler for Town Hall (started in 2019 & mostly grant funded)
• Elevator modernization at Town Hall (started in 2019, partly grant funded)
• IT/computer upgrades
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