Posts Tagged ‘Participatory Budgeting’
The Participatory Budget Results Are In! And the Winners Are…
by onAfter a months long process of meetings, expos and voting, the Paticipatory Budgeting results are in. These five projects will be funded (in no particular order): 1. East River State Dog Park 2. District-wide Tree Planting 3. Technology Funding for PS 8 in Park Slop 4. Technology Funding for PS 31 in Greenpoint 5. Playground… READ MORE
Participatory Budgeting Voting Ends Sunday, April 7!
by onParticipatory Budgeting voting is finally here! Thanks to Councilmember Steve Levin, who set aside $1 million of discretionary funding for the process, residents of District 33, who are 16 years of age and older, can cast their vote for up to 5 project proposals. The proposals that receive the most votes will be funded, until… READ MORE
East River State “Bark”? Proposed Dog Run for Park
by onVOLUNTEER! SPREAD THE WORD! VOTE! We Need Your Help to Make The East River State Park Dog Run a Reality! The Friends of East River State Park has submitted a proposal through the Participatory Budgeting Program (PBNYC) to design and construct a dog run in the northeast corner of East River State Park. Only the… READ MORE
When and Where to Vote! Participatory Budgeting Election Schedule
by onAfter months of work community volunteers have developed more than a dozen project proposals – ranging from school improvements to street trees – and now it’s time for local residents to take their pick. The participatory budgeting elections will be held at various locations listed below from April 1 – April 7, 2013. Voters only… READ MORE
$1 Million Dollar Vote: PB Proposals
by onLast night, delegates of the participatory budget (PB) process gathered at the Polish-Slavic Center to present the project ideas that each delegate committee has developed over the past several months. Proposals ranged from a dog run in East River State Park to technological improvements for local schools to funding for new trees and tree guards… READ MORE
What Did Your Neighbors Decide to Do with $1 Million?
by onThanks to $1 million of discretionary funding set aside by Council Member Stephen Levin (District 33), delegates who have spent months developing community proposals for the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process gathered on Thursday to assemble displays of their project proposals. The North Brooklyn expo of project – sort of like a science fair of ideas… READ MORE
The Participatory Budgeting Process Progresses
by onAs part of the Participatory Budget process, delegates of the Health, Environment and Food Access sub-committtee of District 33 met last night at the People’s Firehouse to review the list of project ideas proposed by the community (Full Disclosure: I’m a member of this committee and proposed the idea of a public urban farm in… READ MORE
Become a Participatory Budgeting Delegate
by onInterested in taking part in how $1 million of the city budget is spent? Become a delegate in the Participatory Budgeting process and help guide community ideas to fruition. The first step was the Neighborhood Assembly meeting, which you can read more about here. The next step involves community members volunteering as budget delegates to… READ MORE
33rd District Participatory Budgeting Recap
by onLast Thursday night, about 40 North Brooklyn residents gathered at the Polish & Slavic Center basement to learn more about the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process and to propose ideas for the $1 million available for capital funding projects in the 33rd District. Sponsored by New York City Council Member Steve Levin, the process is aimed… READ MORE
$1 Million Is Up For Grabs!
by onWhat would you do with $1 million of the New York City budget? Thanks to the Participatory Budgeting (PB), a democratic process in which citizens decide how to spend a part of the city budget, our community now has the ability to propose ideas to make real change in our district. Proposals for funds must… READ MORE