What Would You Do With $15 Million of City Money? Petition Would Give Portlanders a Say
by Portland Mercury
Portland Mercury— If a participatory budgeting campaign gets off the ground, residents would be able to spend 2 percent—about $15 million—of the city’s budget each year on community projects. by Taylor Griggs If Portland residents were given access to a percentage of the city’s budget to work on projects most important to them, what would they choose? According to participatory budgeting (PB) advocates, the results could be much more reflective...
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