Budget Calendar, Water Rate Adjustments Among Mayor's Requests of Common Council

With Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz no longer attending Common Council meetings, she has put together a list of items she would like city lawmakers to act on. Wdowiasz spoke about some of those items during her first open meeting of city department heads last Friday. She says one thing she will ask the council to put in place is a calendar for the city's 2027 budget process, which has been recommended by the New York State Comptroller's Office for the past two years...

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The Mayor says she also wants the council to take action on adjusting the city's water rates. DPW Director Randy Woodbury says he has reached out to the city's two biggest industries that would be affected...

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Woodbury says he recommends an analysis from new City Comptroller Tracy Smith-Dengler before any action is taken. Wdowiasz is also requesting action on re-levying water bills and mowing fees onto residents' taxes; she says both are "time intensive" processes.

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