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Participants urge refinements to Pueblos halted participatory-budget pilot
Summary
Volunteer panelists who reviewed 100+ community proposals for a $1 million participatory-budget pilot told council the pilot produced useful local ideas (sidewalks, crosswalks, small park projects) but was undermined by timing, staff workload and political dispute; panelists recommended clearer rubrics, proposal workshops and district allocations if revived.
A volunteer review committee that evaluated more than 100 resident proposals for a 2024 participatory-budget pilot told the council the exercise produced practical, district-level ideas but needed better execution to avoid politicization and administrative friction.
Panel and purpose: Andrea Ames and Brett Stewart, members of the review committee, said the projectYour Idea, Your Neighborhoodwas designed to give residents ownership over how $1 million set aside in the…
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