Town
Town of Thurston: budget and spending
- $1.3Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 6%
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings and construction | $497K | $506K | ▼ 2% |
| Other operations | $309K | $380K | ▼ 19% |
| Debt payments | $159K | $81K | ▲ 96% |
| Insurance and benefits | $158K | $136K | ▲ 16% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $100K | $57K | ▲ 76% |
| Staff and payroll | $70K | $65K | ▲ 8% |
| Public safety | $13K | $12K | ▲ 6% |
| Waste and environment | $3,266 | $324 | ▲ 908% |
| Professional services | $2,720 | $5,000 | ▼ 46% |
Line by line
Buildings and construction $497K
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $257K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $91K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $52K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $50K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $24K
- Operation of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $20K
- Highway and Street Administration: contractual: $2,100
Other operations $309K
- Snow Removal: personal services: $82K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $69K
- Garage: equipment and capital outlay: $50K
- Supervisor: personal services: $16K
- Garage: contractual: $16K
- Assessment: personal services: $8,400
- Cemetery: contractual: $8,164
- Clerk: equipment and capital outlay: $7,050
- Clerk: personal services: $6,400
- Legislative Board: personal services: $6,000
Debt payments $159K
- Bond Anticipation Notes: debt interest: $87K
- Bond Anticipation Notes: debt principal: $71K
Insurance and benefits $158K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $96K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $38K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $23K
- Unemployment Insurance: employee benefits: $1,078
Vehicles and transportation $100K
- Machinery: contractual: $70K
- Machinery: equipment and capital outlay: $29K
Staff and payroll $70K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $46K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $21K
- Employee Benefits, Other (Specify): employee benefits: $2,079
Public safety $13K
- Dog Control: personal services: $6,000
- Safety Inspection: personal services: $5,000
- Dog Control: contractual: $1,986
Waste and environment $3,266
- Refuse and Garbage: contractual: $3,266
Professional services $2,720
- Law: contractual: $2,720
From Town of Thurston’s annual financial report to the Office of the New York State Comptroller (2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31), all funds. Categories group the state’s account codes: technology is data processing, phones, 911 and radio and computer instruction; transfers between the body’s own funds are left out. The Comptroller’s data ↗
Figures are public records: the body’s own reports (marked by year) and other agencies’ records of what it bought or received. They aren’t added together. Something wrong? Tell us.