Last night's city council meeting at Council Chambers shed some specific light on debt figures.

In-depth figures were provided as to where all budgetary decisions have been directed.

Mayor Jerrod Schafer discusses what else he enjoyed from the budgetary figures, besides $1.9 million per year in debt reduction over the past 3 years.

"The other thing that I enjoyed about the report tonight is it actually broke down specifically where those funds are going," he said.

"I think approximately $2.5 million of the total amount we are borrowing is going right into roadways, sidewalks, drainage, public services and things like that that we use everyday. I don't think there is anybody in the community that doesn't notice when we fix a street.

I think they are going to see a huge benefit when they see, for example, Memorial Drive upgraded. If people have concerns with that, they can get specifics on what projects they have concerns with."

Mayor Schafer explained why he and the city have decided to make every capital purchase and investment figure available to the public.

"One of the reasons why debt can be a little bit frustrating is because it is general. We talked tonight about debt for water and waste water, for landfill and for general debt.

We don't often get into the specifics of what that is for, and I think that is something we asked admin, saying 'You know what, if we are going to talk about debt, then lets not just generalize it so that people can make assumptions on anything' it is getting to the specifics.

We are always trying to improve our communication so that the public knows exactly what is going on."

Debt has been a common talking point so far for candidates in the running for this year's city council election.

Schafer and the city have detailed budget reports from the council meeting available upon request.