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Administration frames $681 million plan as modest multi-year increase, cites ramp‑sale and Albany funding
Summary
Administration representatives told the Buffalo Common Council the mayor's recommended $681 million proposal is a conservative, structurally balanced plan that relies on ramp‑sale proceeds and $10 million in Albany funding while setting realistic assumptions for health, pension and tax revenue.
An administration representative told the Buffalo Common Council that the mayor's recommended budget is designed to be structurally balanced while restoring fiscal stability and funding key services.
“The goal of this budget was about balancing two goals: to adopt a structurally balanced budget that eliminated some of the past fiscal practices that led to the city having consistent deficits … as well as give our departments the resources they need,” the administration representative said in opening remarks.
Key figures cited in the presentation included the adopted 2025–26 budget of a little…
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