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Cheektowaga officials weigh options as 2026 draft budget shows large gaps and rising costs
Summary
Supervisor Brian Nowak and Finance staff told the board that fixed costs, pension and health‑care increases and capital needs are driving a proposed tax increase; members discussed options that include using fund balance, phasing capital outlays, or deferring equipment purchases.
Supervisor Brian Nowak and Finance Director Brian Krause framed the central challenge at the Oct. 1 budget hearing: the town faces rising contract and benefit costs, an aging fleet and buildings in need of repair, and a proposed 2026 budget gap that would require raising the tax levy unless the board cuts services, uses fund balance or phases capital purchases.
Krause said the…
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