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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As the lessor, the Town recognizes a long-term lease receivable and deferred inflow of resources for
the use of the Trooper Barracks Building by the state police. The lease agreement runs for 20 years
starting December 1, 2009 and ending November 30, 2029 with a five year renewal option beginning
on December 1, 2029 and ending November 30, 2034. The agreement states that the remaining
monthly payments will be $7,400 per month through November 30, 2024, $8,247 per month through
November 30, 2029, and then if the renewal is granted, the additional five-year term will be
negotiated at the time of the renewal request. As the Town built this building as part of the lease
agreement, to the specifications agreed upon with the lessee, the Town reasonably expects the lease
agreement to be renewed and thus includes the five-year renewal as part of the lease term. The
discount rate applied to this lease is 3.5% as determined by the bond issued to finance the
construction of the building. The value of the lease receivable as of December 31, 2024 is $710,959.
The value of the deferred inflow of resources is $560,190 at December 31, 2024.
  Fiscal Year
  Ending
  December 31,  Principal  Interest  Total
  2025  $  61,659  $  37,305  $  98,964
  2026  63,852  35,112  98,964
  2027  66,123  32,841  98,964
  2028  68,474  30,490  98,964
  2029  70,910  28,054  98,964
  2030 and thereafter  379,941  98,384  478,325
  Total  $  710,959  $  262,186  $  973,145

Lease Payable—The Town is a lessee for various leases of equipment. The Town recognizes a lease
liability and an intangible right-to-use lease asset in the financial statements. The Town recognizes
leases liabilities if they are considered significant individually or in the aggregate to the financial
statements.
Key estimates and judgments related to leases include how the Town determines (1) the discount rate
it uses to discount the expected lease payments to present value, (2) lease term, and (3) lease
payments.
    The Town uses interest rates charged by the lessor as the discount rate. When the interest
  rate charged by the lessor is not provided, the Town generally uses its estimated
  incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for leases.
    The lease terms include the noncancellable period of the lease. Lease payments included
  in the measurement of the lease liability are composed of fixed payments and purchase
  option price that the Town is reasonably certain to exercise.
    Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability are composed of fixed
  payments and purchase option price that Town is reasonably certain to exercise.
The Town monitors changes in circumstances that would require a remeasurement of its lease and
will remeasure the right-to-use asset and liability if certain changes occur that are expected to
significantly affect the amount of the lease liability.
Right-to-use assets are reported with other capital assets and lease liabilities are reported with long-
term debt on the statement of net position.

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