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Residents urge council to include $3 million for Richmond "People's Budget" in FY26
Summary
Multiple residents and delegates at the public comment period urged the Richmond City Council to include $3 million for the Richmond People's Budget (participatory budgeting) in the upcoming city budget, saying the program increases civic engagement and targets resources to historically neglected neighborhoods.
Several residents and People's Budget delegates urged the Richmond City Council during public comment to include $3,000,000 for the Richmond People's Budget in the mayor's FY26 proposal, saying the participatory budgeting process gives residents a direct voice on how capital funds are spent.
Amori Speed, a community organizer with New Virginia Majority, testified that emergency financial assistance and a robust Family Crisis Fund should be a higher priority and urged the council to make those funds available to residents regardless of immigration status or eviction history. "Financial assistance isn't some…
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