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8/4/2019 Participatory Budgeting in New York City Brochure
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Real Money.
Real Projects.Real Power.
Be a part o a new way o making decisionsabout public money in New York City. BE A PART OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING NYC.
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Participatory budgeting isa new and dierent way tomake decisions about publiclyunded projects in yourneighborhood.
Community members – like
you – decide how to spendpart o the public budget inyour City Council district.
It’s real money, and youdecide how it will be used.
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Real Money.This year, there are our City Councildistricts participating, and each o theour districts has committed at least$1 million. All together, it could add upto around $6 MILLION!
The Council Members & their districts are:
Melissa MarkViveritoDistrict 8
Jumaane WilliamsDistrict 45
Eric Ulrich
District 32
Brad LanderDistrict 39
UP TO $6MILLION!
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Real Projects.Every City Council Member has somemoney or “capital” projects in theirdistrict. That’s money or physicalimprovements that beneft the public.
The money can be used or things like:—rebuilding a street;— renovating a park;— installing benches, street lamps,bike racks, or trash cans;
— repairing buildings like schools,community centers, police and fre
stations; or— buying computers or equipment orschools.
I you have ideas about how things couldwork better in your community, this is
your chance to make those projectshappen.
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Real Power.Participatory budgeting in New York Cityhas our parts.
Neighborhood Assemblies
In October and November, there will be
several meetings in each district, andanyone that wants to can participate.This is where you and other communitymembers propose project ideas andpriorities. How would you like to see$1 million used in your community?
Delegate Meetings
During the neighborhood assemblies,you can volunteer to be a delegate. Overthe winter, delegates will work togetherto develop real project proposals and
fgure out actual project costs (with somehelp rom city agencies).
Delegates will present their proposals inthe spring, and you can give eedbackon the projects beore they’re put on the
ballot or voting.
Voting
In the spring, you (and anyone else thatlives in the district) will get to vote orthe projects you think should get unded.You can vote or more than one project,and the projects with the most votes willbe included in the ull City budget.
Construction
City agencies will build or implement theselected projects in the next ew years.You’ll get to enjoy the improvements, andhopeully participate in uture rounds oparticipatory budgeting.
Come to an assembly, be a delegate, or just come out to vote in the spring. YOUCAN PARTICIPATE A LITTLE OR A LOT,BUT DON’T MISS THE CHANCE TO MAKEYOUR VOICE HEARD!
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Why It Matters.This isn’t business as usual. Participatorybudgeting puts real power over real moneyin the hands o regular people. It’s a chanceto get the improvements you want to see inyour community.
Participatory budgeting is already workingin Chicago and over 1,000 cities aroundthe world, but it’s a new approach in NewYork City – i it works well and lots o peopleparticipate this year, it could be adoptedor other public budgets, too, like education,transportation, or community development.
Make sure your voice is heard and helpmake participatory budgeting the new way odoing things in New York City.
To fnd out more about participatory
budgeting in your community, contact:
Brad Lander’s Ofcelander@council.nyc.gov(718) 499-1090
Melissa MarkViverito’s Ofcemmvbudget@gmail.com(212) 788-6960
Eric Ulrich’s Ofcebhaggerty@council.nyc.gov(718) 738-1083
Jumaane Williams’s Ofcejlewis@council.nyc.gov(718) 629-2900
And to fnd out about Participatory Budgeting
in New York City, contact:
pbnewyorkcity@gmail.com(347) 881-3699
or visit http://pbnyc.org
This material is made possiblethrough the support o theNorth Star Fund and the Arts& Democracy Project.
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