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New Rochelle approves pilot participatory budgeting program focused on high school area
Summary
Council heard a staff presentation on a participatory budgeting pilot funded at $200,000 (capital) and $20,000 (operating) that will focus year one on city-owned property around New Rochelle High School; the council moved the steering-committee ordinance edits to the consent agenda.
City officials outlined a year-one participatory budgeting (PB) pilot on Jan. 13 that will let residents propose, vet and vote on capital projects in a limited area around New Rochelle High School and Huguenot Park.
Staff said the 2026 pilot is funded with $200,000 in the capital budget for awarded projects and $20,000 in operating funds to administer outreach, events and materials. The PB process will follow a rule book created by a steering committee:…
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