Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Participatory Budgeting Project)It’s that time of year again — where democracy gets hyper-local, giving neighbors a chance create projects and then vote on how public money is spent in their council district. Participatory budgeting [http://council.nyc.gov/html/pb/home.shtml], a city program that allows
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Want to enjoy an outdoor storytelling space at the library? Think Union Street could be a bit more green? Would you like more turnstiles at the 7th Avenue F/G subway station? Then be sure to vote in Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/PB]‘s participatory budgeting [/blog/politics/
district 39
Ballot via Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/2015-participatory-budgeting-ballot]Voting for the fourth year of participatory budgeting in District 39 is fast approaching, and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/PB] just shared the projects [http://bradlander.com/2015-participatory-budgeting-ballot] that you’ll be able to choose between to receive a combined
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It’s the third year of participatory budgeting in District 39 [/blog/politics/tell-brad-lander-how-the-slope-should-spend-1-million], which means neighbors have another chance to tell Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/PB] what projects you’d like to see funded in our area. Ideas for projects [/blog/politics/submit-your-participatory-budgeting-ideas-online] have already been submitted,
democracy
How will District 39 spend one million dollars? Residents were given an opportunity to explore the 2013 projects at Thursday night’s Participatory Budgeting Expo, and we can say with absolute certainty that voting in April will be no easy task. Here’s a recap of the projects in our