DENVER ( KDVR ) — Mayor Mike Johnston submitted Denver’s 2025 budget proposal , which includes using over $1 billion for public safety, a cleaner climate, the city’s youth and fixing up downtown — like finishing up 16th Street Mall.
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Johnston submitted the proposal to the city council on Thursday, and hearings will begin on Monday.
Denver’s proposed $1.76B city budget for 2025
The $1.76 billion budget increased from last year’s, but only by 0.6%, which the city said was the smallest annual budget increase since 2011, excluding the pandemic.
The budget proposal is almost 800 pages long, but here are the highlights.
Vibrant Denver
Johnston suggests spending millions on the culture and community of Denver, like investing in neighborhoods, opening more businesses and restaurants and creating a “vibrant” downtown.
The money would go toward:
- $27.6 million – Workforce development and attracting new employers
- $6.4 million – Growth of small, disadvantaged, minority and women-owned businesses
- $2.5 million – Helping businesses on 16th Street and Colfax Avenue stay open during construction
- $1.4 million – Plans for growth and resiliency for communities across southwest Denver, downtown Denver and in La Alma Lincoln Park