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Trenton Market to pilot participatory budgeting with $10,000 grant
Summary
Tyrell Smith of Trenton Market told the City Council the market received a $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to run a community-led participatory budgeting pilot in a Choice Neighborhood zone, focused on food, environmental justice and neighborhood beautification.
Tyrell Smith, owner of Trenton Market, told the City Council on a presentation night that his organization "have been awarded a grant for $10,000" from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to run a participatory budgeting pilot in Trenton's Choice Neighborhood zone. The pilot will use a steering committee drawn from local residents and an advisory board to design outreach, solicit project ideas, develop feasible proposals, and let residents vote on how to spend the awarded funds.
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