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From the 4/30/12 comprehensive Annual Financial Statments (CAFR)

Pages 178-179

Debt per person

2003 – $379.44

2012 – $1,307.07

The highest was in 2008 – $1371.61, then it dropped and is now heading back up.

Page 182

Demographics and Economic Statistics

Population 2002 – 66,645

Population 2011 – 76,610

Per person income 2002 – $32,043

Per person income 2011 – $41,816

Unemployment Rate 2002 – 2.4%

Unemployment Rate 2011 – 7.2%

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Full time city employees

2003 – 713

2004 – 714

2005 – 744

2006 – 849

2007 – 862

2008  - 864

2009 – 836

2010 – 739

2011 – 732

2012 – 748

After buying out employees in 2010, the total number of employees is headed back up.

Coliseum – Page 185

Events/Attendance

2006 – 103 / 306,000

2007 – 210 / 289,374

2008 – 166 / 319,932

2009 – 219 / 328,815

2010 – 201 / 300,494

2011 – 216 / 300,533

Less people attending twice the number of events held in 2006?

Page 90 – $2,300,899 loan to the coliseum to cover cost,

Cultural District

Events/Attendance

2006 – 227 / 55,000

2007 – 390 / 81,953

2008 – 460 / 90,794

2009 – 463 / 98,388

2010 – 498 / 86,227

2011  - 469 / 82,880

Expenses for the Cultural District are not listed separately in the CAFR.