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  • 22-0544: Participatory budgeting update

    May 5, 2022

    ·Denver, CO
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  • Participatory Budgeting - City of Jersey City

    Jersey City, NJ
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    In March 2022, Jersey City opened applications for participatory budgeting, inviting residents to submit and vote on community projects for funding up to $50,000 per ward. Approved projects across six wards total $295,000 and include tree-planting initiatives in Wards B, C, D, and F ($170,000 combined), water fountains in four parks ($28,000), family literacy workshops in Ward A ($32,000), playground improvements in Ward E ($15,000), a bus shelter in Ward D ($5,000), planters for downtown safety in Ward E ($30,000), and support for the Big Brother Big Sister Program in Ward F ($15,000). The program allows residents to propose ideas by answering how projects benefit their community and location, after which city departments consolidate similar submissions and develop scopes, timelines, and costs for implementation.

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  • Click Here to review the City of Evanston Rulebook

    Evanston, IL
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    The City of Evanston's 2022/2023 Participatory Budgeting Rulebook establishes procedures for a democratic process in which residents directly decide how to spend public funds. In 2021, the Evanston City Council allocated $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for this participatory budgeting program, with a focus on engaging under-resourced residents. The rulebook was developed by a Steering Committee and Leadership Committee comprising representatives selected to ensure representation across all nine wards, races, genders, and ages, along with delegates from the League of Women Voters, Evanston Arts Center, and Northwestern University's Center for Civic Engagement. The document serves as a living guide tailored to Evanston's community needs and will be continuously improved throughout the participatory process.

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  • View the full Voting Results

    Evanston, IL
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    This document presents results from Evanston's participatory budgeting vote across 20 proposed programs and initiatives. Mental Health First Aid Training received the highest support with 3,400 votes (52% of votes cast, 4% of Evanston's population), followed by Grants/Incentives for Activities & Education Support for Marginalized Students in Grades 3-12 with 3,117 votes (47%, 4% of population). The lowest vote-recipient was the Asian American Art & Cultural Center with 740 votes (11%, 1% of population). Proposed initiatives spanned social services (affordable housing, mental health, youth services), economic development (small business grants and incubators), transportation, cultural programming, and environmental projects (foresTREE Internships, Evanston Urban Farm).

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