Weiser: Council Treating Budget Process with the 'Seriousness It Deserves' as Review Begins

The City of Dunkirk has had to navigate difficult choices during each of its previous two budget cycles, which included property tax hikes of 84% and 2%, and with another proposed increase of 11.3%, this cycle will be no different. That message came from Councilman at Large Nick Weiser during Tuesday's Common Council meeting. Weiser says lawmakers have begun reviewing Mayor Kate Wdowiasz's tentative $22.8 million budget, later adding that the council is approaching this year's process "with the seriousness it deserves"...

Nick Weiser: approaching it with seriousness it deserves

Weiser says the council held its first review session on Tuesday, focusing on the DPW, relevant parts of the General Fund, and the Water and Wastewater funds. He says two more review sessions are scheduled...

Nick Weiser: October 27th and November 3rd

Those budget review sessions are open to the public. The Common Council has until December 15th to adopt a final budget.

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