GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) -- On Dec. 4, Grand Junction's City Council approved the city's budget for 2025. The approved budget total is $359.1 million. Of the $359.1 million, $185 million will go toward operation costs, $158.4 million will go toward capital expenditures and $15.3 million will go toward debt service.

The majority of the operations costs are within the five largest departments of the city including Police, Fire, General Services, Utilities, and Parks and Recreation.

As for the capital expenditures, that portion of the budget is focused on several projects including Housing and Unhoused projects and services, Community Recreation Center construction, expansion of the Persigo Wastewater Treatment Plant, and several transportation expansion projects.

The $15.3 million in debt service is for past and current capital projects including but not limited to the renovation of the Lincoln Park Stadium, Fire Station #1, construction of the Community Rec Center and the Persigo Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion.