City of Dunkirk budget talks are apparently taking the week off, but action on its finances is still bubbling up. Councilwoman Nancy Nichols said Monday the Common Council had a meeting scheduled later in the day with representatives of the Office of the State Comptroller. The office is taking a hard look at city finances in the wake of state intervention that includes $18.5 million in deficit financing. The city has not been able to access that because the Comptroller's Office will not certify its debt until a 2024 city audit is received. The delays in that audit have been a source ...