The participatory budgeting process has begun again!
Residents of District 33 can help decide how to spend $1 million on public projects on local parks, schools or libraries.
Last year, schools were the big winner, making up four of the six projects that received funding. In last year’s cycle, 3,769 residents voted.
The winning prizes included $218,000 for a STEAM lab at PS 31, new electrical for air conditioning at PS 110, and other upgrades at MS 8, PS 231 and PS 369.
The process begins anew with local neighborhood assemblies, where residents brainstorm and share ideas for projects. Volunteers then break into groups and transform ideas into fully-formed project proposals with details and costs.
Voting will be this spring, both online and at sites across the district. The top projects are funded up to $1 million.
Here’s the remaining schedule for this cycle’s neighborhood assemblies:
- Wednesday, September 20, 6:30 p.m. – Bushwick Inlet Park Headquarters, 86 Kent Avenue
- Tuesday, September 26, 7 p.m. – St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street
- Wednesday, September 27, 6:30 p.m. – Polish/Slavic Center, 176 Java Street.