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Residents urge Springfield council to expand budget transparency, call for impact framework for Regional Justice Center
Summary
Speakers from Pioneer Valley Project and other residents told the Springfield City Council the budget process is inaccessible and urged an amended resolution and an impact fund to address community effects of the Springfield Regional Justice Center.
Residents and community organizers pressed the Springfield City Council on Monday to make the city budget more accessible and to adopt a coordinated approach to address community impacts tied to the proposed Springfield Regional Justice Center.
At the public speak-out, Dominique Eugene Boyd, CEO of Poor City Rich Dreams and a leader with Pioneer Valley Project, said his group met with eight of 13 council members and ran a citywide budget survey to identify barriers to public participation. "People care deeply about this city, and they want to be involved," Boyd said, arguing that engagement must be sustained beyond single meetings.
Corey Jackson, a Pioneer Valley Project leader and minister, cited the group's survey results: "Eighty-eight percent of…
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