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Denver’s People’s Budget program readies third cycle with $2 million for neighborhood projects
Summary
Program administrator Kiki Turner briefed the committee on the People’s Budget participatory‑budgeting cycle, which will allocate $2 million (split $1 million citywide and $1 million for the Near Southeast planning area), ongoing community stipends and plans to expand youth participation and outreach channels.
Kiki Turner, program administrator for the Denver People’s Budget, told the Community Planning and Housing Committee on Sept. 16 that the city is launching the third cycle of its participatory budgeting program with $2 million for neighborhood infrastructure projects. “The People's Budget is a participatory budgeting program. It's Denver's participatory budgeting program, which is a direct democracy process where the people of a community, a municipality, have the opportunity to invest a portion of their own taxpayer dollars,” Turner said.
Turner outlined program structure, past results and staffing. To date, the program has stewarded $5 million in project funds; $3 million has already been allocated to 13 projects from the first two cycles, and cycle 3 will devote $2 million for new projects. HOST and People’s Budget staff told the committee the $2 million will be split into two parts: roughly $1 million for projects citywide and $1 million dedicated to the Near Southeast neighborhood plan area.
Turner said the program sets aside budget for operations (about…
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