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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Street Lighting & Traffic Control

•Kept same as 2019 - have historically gone over budget but LED conversion started in 2019 is supposed to decrease costs

Program for Aging

•Senior Nutrition supplies, meals on wheels mileage reimbursements (increase due to prior years going over budget due to
 meals on wheels)

Parks

•Equip & Cont - both decrease as 2019 had extra money put in which can be used to purchase the bucket truck and bucket
 tractor requested by parks. No further requests for 2020.

Play & Rec Center and Youth Programs

•All youth programs moved to Boys & Girls Club... 2020 contractual cost is $100,000

Band Concerts

•Event Coordinator position created as the Rec Director previously put together the concert series and there is no longer a Rec
 Director.
•Cont - Increased as band costs have increased

Historian & Historian Property

•Historian - (Same as 2019)
•Historical Society - Town contribution set at $3,000

Celebrations

•Kept same as 2019

Adult Recreation

•Boston Seniors - Increased from $13,000 to $14,000 due to inceased cost of bus trips
•Boston Young at Heart - Increased from $13,000 to $14,000 due to inceased cost of bus trips