[City of Asbury Park] 2022 PARTICIPATORY BUDGET PROGRAM

2022 PARTICIPATORY BUDGET PROGRAM

Participatory Budgeting, a democratic process where community members recommend to their government how to spend part of the public budget, is currently practiced in over 3,000 cities around the world, mostly at the municipal level. The process allows for the equitable distribution of funds through direct resident representation and input from community members.

Mayor and City Council are pleased to announce the launch of the City of Asbury Park Participatory Budget Program to directly involve residents, ages 14 and older, in deciding how to spend $250,000 of the City's budget. Residents can submit their idea for a capital project to improve community spaces, such as improvements to parks, gardens, playground equipment, lights, sidewalks, streets, alleys, bike lanes, etc, by 7/31/22 by using this form.

The Participatory Budget Committee, comprised of local residents and City staff, will consolidate similar ideas, determine feasibility, establish a budget and outline a proposal for each project. All projects will then be presented at a public meeting to be voted on by the community. Projects that receive the most votes will be adopted into the City’s budget.

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM - SUBMISSION DEADLINE 7/31/22

(Your personal information will not be used for any other purpose than communicating with you about the Participatory Budgeting Program and the status of your project proposal.)

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The deadline for all submissions: July 31, 2022

To be considered for the ballot, all proposed projects must meet the following criteria:

Must be capital projects which will serve the general public’s benefit
Must have an expected five years life or more
Must have a low or relatively low maintenance cost
Must be on public property such as parks, borough buildings (not school property), streets and sidewalks

For more information about the City of Asbury Park Participatory Budgeting Program, visit www.cityofasburypark.com/pbc

Project idea (One or two sentence description of the project you’d like to submit)

Detailed Description. The more details you can provide about the project the easier it will be for your audience, the voters, to get behind it. Use the space below to provide additional details. If you need more space, feel free to attach an additional sheet(s).

Who will Benefit? Who will most benefit from your project proposal? Ex: Playground equipment might benefit the children of our community, or a new crosswalk would benefit everybody.

Where would your project go? What specific place within Asbury Park would be used for your project. Ex: Playground equipment for Sunset Park or a crosswalk at the corner of Asbury Avenue and Main Street.

Additional information (optional)

Supporting Information. If you have any supporting documents, pictures, or anything else that will help to evaluate and explain your project idea, please include those as well.

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