2024–25 · City-wide
Put all funds into participatory budgeting
Resident suggests putting all the money into participatory budgeting so the community can decide, for example by piloting programs or raising more money for youth.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
I suggest to put all the money into participatory budgeting.
Who it helps and why
Participatory budgeting will allow the community to make decisions for the community. For example help pilot programs or raise more money for youth.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 15, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Other or unclear
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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