BUFFALO, N.Y. — City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams is once again warning that the deficit in the Queen City needs to be addressed.

In a press release Wednesday afternoon, Miller-Williams pegged the Buffalo deficit at $14.7 million.

"The City ended FY 2024-2025 with an operational deficit of approximately $14,768,426, reducing the total fund balance from $117,796,706 to $103,028,280. While a detailed analysis of the fiscal year’s results will be provided when the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) is finalized and filed with the Buffalo Common Council," the Comptroller said in a statement.

The announcement comes two weeks after the Comptroller asked the Scanlon administration and Common Council to use the so-called "rainy-day" fund to cancel out the deficit from last fi

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