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City staff outline $650,000 participatory budgeting program tied to $1.6M capital pot for overburdened neighborhoods

Climate Resilience and Sustainability Board (Spokane) · February 13, 2026

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City staff described a $650,000 Commerce-funded participatory budgeting effort to design community-led capital projects for overburdened neighborhoods; staff said $1.6 million in capital funding would be available for community-selected projects pending reappropriation and feasibility work.

City staff described a new participatory budgeting opportunity funded through the Washington State Department of Commerce and city partners. Alex Gibleisco said the city has access to roughly $650,000 to run a participatory budgeting process focused on overburdened communities; the process would support community outreach, steering-committee work and feasibility analysis.

Gibleisco said the community vote would determine how a separate, $1.6 million capital pool is spent on one or more projects that promote decarbonization, resilience or both. He cautioned that Commerce must reappropriate the capital funds in the next biennium for them to be available and stressed the importance of building trust through reliable delivery on promised projects.

Staff said East Central is a likely focus neighborhood but that final selection would be informed by the community and feasibility reviews. The participatory process would create a steering committee to guide outreach, convert community ideas into feasible options, and present choices for a community vote.