Dunkirk Councilperson-at-large Nick Weiser said this week that not all city departments have responded to a request to find more items to cut from the 2025 budget. Weiser told the Common Council’s Finance Committee, which he chairs, that all council members responded to his request for suggestions. However, only “some” city departments did. Weiser did not name the departments that failed to do so. Weiser was looking for 10% cuts in each department, as council tries to hack down the approximately 108% tax hike proposed in Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s budget. He said the council ...