Participatory Budgeting
This is the national debate, not a verdict.
Letting residents directly decide how to spend a slice of the budget.
Results:Low
High
(2-18)
Stuck: 168Active debate: 7Moving: 2
Where it is moving
Wakefield, Massachusetts
MovingSep 1, 20261 resultcity
Enumclaw, Washington
MovingAug 17, 20261 resultcity
Exeter, New Hampshire
Active debateAug 5, 20261 resultcity
Hampton, South Carolina
Active debateAug 1, 20262 resultscity
Middlesex, Vermont
Active debateJul 21, 20261 resultcity
Lake Forest Park, Washington
Active debateJul 17, 20261 resultcity
Hopewell, New Jersey
Active debateJul 15, 20261 resultcity
Ithaca City, New York
Active debateJul 14, 20265 resultscity
- Ithaca working group outlines participatory budgeting structure, aims to send proposal to council by September
- Commission discusses Justice 50 participatory budgeting share and potential outreach role
- Commission begins shaping participatory budgeting under Justice 50, staff to deliver August proposal
- Cornell Cooperative Extension to pilot participatory budgeting workshops for Ithaca; city budget timing delays spending this cycle
- Public hearing draws residents urging funds for Stewart Park, unarmed responders, TCAT and participatory budgeting
Portland, Oregon
Active debateJul 10, 20262 resultscity
RSU 03/MSAD 03, Maine
StuckJun 12, 20261 resultschool
Emery, Utah
StuckJun 10, 20261 resultcity
Chichester, New Hampshire
StuckJun 9, 20261 resultcity
Santa Fe, New Mexico
StuckJun 8, 20261 resultcity
RSU 22, Maine
StuckJun 4, 20261 resultschool
RSU 18, Maine
StuckJun 3, 20267 resultsschool
- Votes and actions at a glance: RSU 18 budget meeting
- RSU 18 adopts total budget; municipal assessments read aloud and board debates $500k technology lease
- RSU 18 voters approve $47.16 million budget and $20.34 million in local assessments
- RSU 18 voters approve $47.16 million FY27 school budget after debate over special education, tech lease and traffic
- RSU 18 voters approve $47.16 million budget for 2026–27
- RSU 18 voters approve $47.16 million budget; municipal assessments total $20.34 million
- RSU 18 approves fiscal 2026–27 budget after votes on appropriations, special-education and technology items
Columbus City Council, Ohio
StuckJun 2, 20263 resultscity
Mechanic Falls, Maine
StuckJun 1, 20261 resultcity
Charlottesville, Virginia
StuckJun 1, 20261 resultcity
Marlborough, Connecticut
StuckMay 18, 20261 resultcity
RSU 05, Maine
StuckMay 14, 20261 resultschool