CITY OF KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI                                       TABLE 8
Ratio of Annual Debt Service for General
Bonded Debt to Total General Expenditures
Last Ten Fiscal Years
					Ratio of
					Debt
					Service
			Total	General	to Total
		Interest	Debt	Governmental	General
Fiscal Year	Principal	and Fees	Service	Expenditures	Expenditures
1993/1994	$25,000	$315,774	$340,774	$11,589,333	2.9%
1994/1995	204,305	364,539	568,844	12,020,658	4.7%
1995/1996	231,925	353,498	585,423	11,317,140	5.2%
1996/1997	251,450	342,638	594,088	12,102,528	4.9%
1997/1998	280,975	470,532	751,507	13,018,726	5.8%
1998/1999	222,405	754,546	976,951	13,632,885	7.2%
1999/2000	1,345,040	1,302,938	2,647,978	15,675,062	16.9%
2000/2001	1,714,988	1,964,576	3,679,564	17,686,186	20.8%
2001/2002	2,031,000	3,017,047	5,048,047	19,341,030	26.1%
2002/2003	4,569,000	2,908,015	7,477,015	23,433,427	31.9%
Note: Total general governmental expenditures include the expenditures of the General Fund,
Special Revenue Funds and Debt Service Fund (excluding Public Park Fund and Capital
Outlay).
Debt service amounts include only amounts paid for bonded debt.
Source:  City of Kirkwood Finance Department
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