CR in numbers: City debt

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Year-end balances · 2021 to 2025

Long-term debt is lower.

−27.5%
since 2022$9.8m → $7.1m in long-term debt
Long-term municipal debt
Long-term debt2025$7.1m
$0$3m$6m$9m$12m$10.7m2021$9.8m2022$8.9m2023$8m2024$7.1m2025

I want future borrowing judged against both the repayments and the cost of putting necessary work off.

Long-term debt, not every liability. Lower debt alone does not tell us whether infrastructure is in good condition.

Sources & exact numbers +

The published five-year series uses the audited 2025 balance of $7,112,041; there is a $1 difference in the statistical table. The headline change runs from 2022 to 2025. These are outstanding balances, not annual repayments. Lower debt alone does not establish infrastructure condition or service quality.

Sources checked 8 September 2026. These are dated public records, not a live feed.

Long-term municipal debt. Year-end balances · 2021 to 2025.
YearLong-term debt
2021$10,746,957
2022$9,812,720
2023$8,859,655
2024$7,990,985
2025$7,112,041
Chart 3 of 10: City debt. Long-term debt is lower.