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 – Fire Fund
 26%
  26% of your Town Tax Covers:
• Contractual Payments to each of the 3 fire departments
• Dispatch Services through Hamburg
• Workers Comp for the 3 fire departments
• The LOSAP program for the 3 fire departments
  (underfunded by $783,481 between 2013 and 2018 with a growing gap)

  2018  2019

 • Contribution should’ve been $395,806  • Contribution should be $427,111
 • Town contributed $150,000  • Town contributed $200,000

For years, funding has been cut to the LOSAP program. As such, in 2019 the program
is only 42% funded and this % has been dropping each year that the suggested
contribution is not met

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