Southtowns Record

TB 2026-09-16 Agenda Packet

Government
Town of Boston
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Sep 16, 2026
Posted by publisher
Sep 16, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Budget and taxes, Zoning and land use, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Roads and traffic

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A summary of sources of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is
presented in Table 3 below.

Table 3—Summary of Sources of Revenues—Primary Government
  Year Ended December 31,
  2024  2023
  Charges for services  $ 263,662  $ 233,206
  Capital grants and contributions  217,913  168,028
  Property taxes, tax items and non-property taxes  4,978,967  4,925,062
  Use of money and property  695,324  663,934
  Sale of property and compensation for loss  8,594  83,556
  Miscellaneous  13,399  4,127
  Interfund revenues  76,493  78,127
  Unrestricted state aid  220,684  195,697
  Federal aid  181,151  261,731
  Total revenues  $ 6,656,187  $ 6,613,468

The Town’s most significant source of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 was property taxes,
tax items and non-property taxes, which accounted for $4,978,967, or 74.8 percent of total revenues. The
next largest source of revenue was use of money and property, which accounted for $695,324, or 10.4
percent of total revenues. The Town’s most significant source of revenues for the year ended December 31,
2023 was property taxes, tax items and non-property taxes, which accounted for $4,925,062, or 74.5 percent
of total revenues. The next largest source of revenue was use of money and property, which accounted for
$663,934, or 10.0 percent of total revenues.
A summary of program expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is
presented below in Table 4:
Table 4—Summary of Program Expenses—Primary Government

  Year Ended December 31,
  2024  2023
  General government support  $ 1,203,910  $ 1,019,651
  Public safety  1,019,189  957,000
  Health  107,397  51,939
  Transportation  420,226  1,386,286
  Economic assistance and opportunity  60,103  61,767
  Culture and recreation  477,623  943,078
  Home and community services  2,584,524  972,895
  Interest and other fiscal charges  225,350  173,598
  Total expenses  $ 6,098,322  $ 5,566,214

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