Niagara Falls City Council continues review of proposed 2027 budget

Niagara Falls City Council members continued their line-by-line review of Mayor Robert Restaino’s proposed 2027 general operating budget Friday evening. The operating budget proposal totals $107.6 million, $4.1 million more than the 2026 spending plan. A companion capital budget proposal totals $34.5 million. kAm#6DE2:?@ 92D D2:5 E92E :?4C62D6D :? E96 @A6C2E:?8 3F586E 2C6 36:?8 5C:G6? 3J 4@?EC24EF2= A2J C2:D6D 7@C 4:EJ 6>A=@J66D[ :?4C62D6D :? 4@?EC:3FE:@?D E@ E96 DE2E6 6>A=@J66 C6E:C6>6?E DJDE6>[ :?4C62D6D :? 962=E9 2?5 @E96C :?DFC2?46 AC6>:F>D 2?5 E96 ?665 E@ 7:== 2 >@C6 E92? BF2CE6C\>:==:@?\5@==2C 82A :? FD6C 766 4@==64E:@?D 2?5 4:EJ DF3D:5:6D E92E 4@G6C E96 4@DE @7 C67FD6 2?5 C64J4=:?8 D6CG:46D]k^Am kAm|6>36CD BF6DE:@?65 :?4C62D6D :? >65:42= 2?5 =:23:=:EJ :?DFC2?46 AC6>:F>D :? E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 !F3=:4 (@C@C6 6IA6?D:G6 6BF:A>6?E :? E96 56A2CE>6?E H2D C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C E96 9:<6D]k^Am kAmx? C6DA@?D6 E@ BF6DE:@?D 23@FE E96 4@DED 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 E96 4:EJ\@H?65 A@CE:@? @7 E96 7@C>6C #2:?3@H |2==[ #6DE2:?@ D2:5 96 H2D H@C<:?8 H:E9 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D 7C@> &$p }:282C2 @? 2 C6BF6DE 7@C AC@A@D2=D W#u!X 7@C E96 DA246]k^Am kAm“%96C6’D 23@FE a__[___ DBF2C6 766E E92E 36=@?8D E@ E96 4:EJ[” E96 >2J@C D2:5[ “2?5 H6’G6 366? H@C<:?8 H:E9 &$p }:282C2 @? C6A=246>6?E @7 E96 6=6G2E@CD] %96 :?E6C:@C :D ;FDE 2 D96==]”k^Am kAmsFC:?8 BF6DE:@?:?8 @? E96 3F586E 7@C @A6C2E:@?D 2E wJ56 !2C<[ E96 >2J@C D2:5 2 A=2??65 4:EJ 5@8 D96=E6C H:== 92G6 2 D6A2C2E6 @A6C2E:?8 3F586E] %96 >2J@C D2:5 E96 @G6C Sc >:==:@? AC@;64E :D ?@E J6E 4@>A=6E6[ 3FE H@C< @? :E :D 4@?E:?F:?8 2?5 AC6A2C2E:@?D 7@C 2? #u! 7@C 2 D96=E6C @A6C2E@C 2C6 F?56CH2J]k^Am kAm#6DE2:?@ E@=5 4@F?4:= >6>36CD[ :? C6DA@?D6 E@ BF6DE:@?D 23@FE 6IA2?5:?8 E96 @A6C2E:?8 9@FCD @7 4:EJ A@@=D 2?5 DA=2D9 A25D[ E96 4:EJ H@F=5 ?665 E@ 9:C6 >@C6 =:768F2C5D] %96 u2==D 2?5 @E96C =@42= >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 92G6 DECF88=65 :? C646?E J62CD E@ >66E E96:C =:768F2C5 DE277:?8 ?665D]k^Am kAm“x7 J@F H2?E E@ 5@F3=6 E96 ?F>36C @7 52JD WE92E A@@=D 2?5 DA=2D9 A25D 2C6 @A6?X[ J@F’== ?665 E@ 5@F3=6 E96 ?F>36C @7 =:768F2C5D[” 96 D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 >2J@C 2=D@ D2:5 E92E E96 4:EJ H:== 36 255:?8 F?2C>65 D64FC:EJ 8F2C5D 2E A@@=D 2?5 DA=2D9 A25D ?6IE DF>>6C]k^Am kAm%@ 32=2?46 E96 @A6C2E:?8 3F586E[ #6DE2:?@ 92D AC@A@D65 2 AC@A6CEJ E2I C2E6 :?4C62D6 @7 23@FE aT]k^Am kAm%96 >2J@C D2:5 AC@A6CEJ E2I C2E6D :? }6H *@C< 2C6 56E6C>:?65 3J 2 4@>A=:42E65 >2E96>2E:42= 7@C>F=2 E92E 4@?D:56CD “E96 AC@A@CE:@? @7 G2=F6 E92E 9@>6DE625 2?5 ?@?\9@>6DE625 AC@A6CE:6D 92G6 :? E96 4:EJ]” %96 G2=F6 @7 C6D:56?E:2= AC@A6CE:6D :? E96 4:EJ 92D :?4C62D65 3J Sb]d >:==:@? :? E96 =2DE J62C] pE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ E96 G2=F6 @7 3FD:?6DD AC@A6CE:6D 92D 564C62D65 3J Sa >:==:@?]k^Am kAmpD 2 C6DF=E @7 E92E Sd]d >:==:@? D9:7E[ E96 >2J@C D2:5 E92E F?56C 9:D AC@A@D65 3F586E[ 9@>6DE625 WC6D:56?E:2=X AC@A6CEJ E2I C2E6D H@F=5 :?4C62D6 dg 46?ED A6C E9@FD2?5 5@==2CD @7 2DD6DD65 G2=F2E:@?[ >62?:?8 E92E 2 9@>6 H:E9 2? 2DD6DD65 G2=F6 @7 S`d_[___ H@F=5 D66 2 J62C=J AC@A6CEJ E2I :?4C62D6 @7 Sgf]k^Am kAm}@?\9@>6DE625 E2I C2E6D[ 3642FD6 @7 E96 564C62D65 G2=F6 @7 E96 3FD:?6DD AC@A6CEJ E2I 32D6[ F?56C #6DE2:?@’D AC@A@D65 3F586E H@F=5 564C62D6 3J S`]hc A6C E9@FD2?5 5@==2CD @7 2DD6DD65 G2=F2E:@?] %92E H@F=5 >62? E92E 2 3FD:?6DD AC@A6CEJ 2DD6DD65 2E Sad_[___ H@F=5 D66 :ED AC@A6CEJ E2I 3:== 5C@A 3J Scgd]k^Am kAmr:EJ r@F?4:= >6>36CD AC6G:@FD=J C6;64E65 2 AC@A@D65 :?4C62D6 E@ E96 4:EJ’D a_af 7:D42= J62C C67FD6 2?5 C64J4=:?8 FD6C 766] %96 AC@A@D2= H@F=5 92G6 C2:D65 2 D:?8=6\42CE C6D:56?E:2= FD6C’D C2E6 3J Sa]`g A6C J62C[ 2 `]aT 9:<6] %96 :?4C62D6 H@F=5 92G6 27764E65 g_T @7 4:EJ C6D:56?ED]k^Am kAm#6DE2:?@ D2:5 E92E 925 E96 4@F?4:= :?4C62D65 E96 FD6C 766[ :E H@F=5 92G6 C65F465 E96 AC@A@D65 9@>6DE625 E2I C2E6 :?4C62D6 E@ cf 46?ED A6C E9@FD2?5 5@==2CD @7 2DD6DD65 G2=F2E:@? 7@C 2 C6D:56?E:2= AC@A6CEJ[ =@H6C:?8 E96 J62C=J E2I :?4C62D6 @? 2 S`d_[___ C6D:56?46 E@ Sf_]d_]k^Am