The funding for this service comes through a grant from the city's
Participatory Budgeting program.
The reconstruction of Pier 107 is just one of 27 projects that residents in the speaker's district will be able to vote for under
the participatory budgeting program until April 19.
Implemented this year in 24 of the City Council's 51 districts,
the participatory budgeting program sees council members devote $ 1 million or more in capital funding toward the community initiative.
The Participatory Budget program comes to Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras» office in September.
In 2008, city council filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, citing overblown salaries for public safety workers, policemen and firefighters; but in 2012 a city - wide
participatory budget program, allowing city residents and business owners to discuss budget allocations and city projects.
Not exact matches
On Saturday, March 26,
Participatory Budget voting begins in New York City Council districts running the
program.
Common Council President Darius Pridgen says these types of «
participatory budget»
programs happen all the time on a district level in the city.
«After last year's incredibly successful
Participatory Budgeting process in the 38th District, with the highest number of participants in the City, it is my pleasure to re-launch this
program for the coming
budget cycle!»
«
Participatory Budgeting in New York City is the largest and fastest growing such
program in the country,» said Josh Lerner, Executive Director of
Participatory Budgeting Project.
«As the lead community engagement partner in the
Participatory Budgeting (PB) effort in NYC, Community Voices Heard was excited that Citizens Union noted its support today for innovative pilot
programs such as
Participatory Budgeting.