City Comptroller Updates Common Council on Finances

Dunkirk's Comptroller says the city has received two large sources of revenue that will help its cash flow "for the foreseeable future." Tracy Smith-Dengler announced during Tuesday's Common Council meeting that one of those sources is $1.04 million in sales taxes. The other, which she described as a "lovely surprise," is $548,856 in Temporary Municipal Assistance from New York, which is part of the state's 2026-2027 budget...

Tracy Smith-Dengler: more than we expected

Smith-Dengler also updated the council on the progress of the city's 2025 audit. She said that the field work for the audit has been completed...

Tracy Smith-Dengler: information is with our auditors

Smith-Dengler also told lawmakers that she will meet next week with representatives from the State Comptroller's Office and get an update on where the city stands "from the state's perspective."

Photo by Greg Larson; audio from Dunkirk Access