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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Town of Boston, NY – Highway Fund
  26%

  26% of your Town Tax Covers:
• Salaries of Highway Workers & their Employee Benefits
• Costs of salt and sand for winter plowing
• Costs of stone in summer
• Costs to repair roads within the town
• Costs to purchase & repair town owned trucks & equipment

2020 Planned repairs/upgrades:
• Various road repairs/paving
• $200,000 towards new equipment – to be coupled with funding from CHIPS/
  Equipment Reserve/ additional use of Fund Balance as needed depending on
  actual bid prices
  • Requested $170,000 for a new Dump Truck
  • Requested $150,000 Tractor, mower, sweeper
  • Requested $15,000 other eqpt  34