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Residents press city departments over slow implementation of participatory‑budget projects
Summary
At a hearing on participatory budgeting projects from FY2013–14, residents and community groups applauded the program but criticized slow department response, lack of clear timelines and poor communication; SFMTA, Planning, OEWD and Rec & Park described progress and common backlog constraints. The committee agreed to continue follow‑up and push departments to assign project managers and improve outreach.
The committee held a hearing on the status of participatory budgeting projects awarded in fiscal 2013–14, hearing departmental updates and complaints from residents who say progress on funded projects has been slow and communication insufficient.
Supervisor Norman Yee described District 7's first participatory budgeting process, which drew more than 1,000 voters and led to nine pedestrian projects (about $160,000) and six general projects (about $100,000). Departments reported that many…
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