Final participatory budgeting brainstorming meetings coming up as deadline draws closer
Got an idea for your community that needs funding?
Gordon E. Berry (Geb) wants to install a slackline and traveling rings in McCarren Park. Matthew W. would like to see a public toilet on Pacific Street between 3rd and 4th avenues so people will stop urinating between cars. Theodore Poulis wants to “pedestrianize” a number of streets in historic Brooklyn Heights. Jason Sanders suggests installing bicycle parking on Court, Smith and Henry streets. Bonnie Durgin wants to air condition M.S. 88 and other Sunset Park schools.
Brooklyn residents are submitting hundreds of great ideas they hope to get funded in this year’s round of Participatory Budgeting. Through the Participatory Budgeting process, community members directly decide how to spend at least $1 million in capital funds in each of the participating districts.
A number of community brainstorming meetings have already taken place, and more are coming up.
Councilmember Stephen Levin, District 33 (Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Bedford–Stuyvesant), will be holding town halls on Sept. 27 at WeWork Brooklyn Heights, 195 Montague St., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and on Sept. 28 at the Independence Towers Community Center, 114 Taylor St., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.