Richmond City Council / News Release
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Official launch of New Richmond
People’s Budget process
$3 million in Richmond Special Capital
Projects to be chosen by Richmond People’s Budget participants
(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. 9.5.2024) – Richmond
City Council announces the official launch of its new Richmond People’s Budget
process in
which people from across Richmond can propose new Richmond Special Capital
Projects and decide how to spend $3 million in public budget funding set-aside
for this purpose.
Community
proposal ideas are being gathered now through November 2024 and all persons
ages 14 and older who and live, work or study in the city are invited and
encouraged to submit their ideas for Richmond Special Capital Improvement projects that
will help further enhance, beautify, and benefit our city. (https://www.rvapb.org/)
The
official Richmond People’s Budget launch event is being held:
WHEN Tuesday, September 10, 2024
1:00
– 1:45 p.m.
WHERE Richmond
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities
200
W. Clay Street; Richmond, Virginia
(https://www.mapquest.com/us/virginia/abner-clay-park-304475511)
(Located
north of Broad Street, in the Jackson Ward Neighborhood, in the Richmond
Central 2nd Voter District)
Background
The Richmond People's Budget process
is a Richmond City Council-initiated and community-led approach
to "participatory budgeting", where people get to directly
choose how to spend a portion of the Richmond Government Budget.
The Richmond People’s
Budget process was established and facilitated through Richmond City Council Ordinance #2020-256 and the work of the Richmond Participatory Budgeting Steering Commission.
https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4734598&GUID=5C1B5D7E-0255-4EFE-877C-A958602CB8BB&Options=ID|Text|&Search=participatory+budgeting
The Richmond People's Budget process is a unique way for
residents to influence how public funds are allocated in our community. By directly
requesting, collecting, and implementing the best ideas from people who know
their neighborhoods best, the Richmond People's Budget helps foster and build an
even stronger, more connected Richmond.
Since its creation,
the
Richmond Participatory Budgeting Steering Commission has been deeply engaged in asking questions and learning
from community groups, individuals, and experiences to create an inclusive,
engaging, transparent, equitable, and capacity-building process on behalf of
all Richmond residents.
Timeline of key waypoints: Richmond People's Budget
· Fall
2024: Community
Brainstorming
· Winter
2024: Community
Develops Proposals
· Spring
2025:
Community Vote
· Summer
2025: Winning
Projects are funded
CONTACT,
INFO, and INVOLVEMENT: Richmond People’s Budget process
Everyone is invited and encouraged to
learn more, get involved, volunteer, participate, make suggestions, and have
questions answered:
- Please visit the Richmond
People’s Budget Website (https://www.rvapb.org/)
and/or
· Please
contact Matthew Slaats, PhD, Richmond Participatory Budgeting Steering
Commission Senior Lead Staff Support/Senior Civic Innovation Manager, Richmond
City Council Office of Council Chief of Staff: 804.646.6447 (tel);
804.396.1313 (mobile); matthew.slaats@rva.gov (email)
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Richmond
City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad Street, Suite 300 -
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council
