Participatory budgeting, or PB, is a process where communities decide how they want to spend money together. Residents offer, discuss, and vote upon ideas turned into proposals by other resident volunteers. Residents will then vote on these proposals for implementation.

—Benefits the whole of the neighborhood

This will be revised with more input from the steering committee.

Thank you for considering!

Join the Steering Committee

The Steering Committee creates the rules that we follow in the participatory budgeting process. The steering committee also leads the process for writing up proposals and voting.

Monthly virtual or in person meetings ~ 1.5 hours each

The steering committee can expect to convene over a period of 5 months.

Reach out to budget@marygroveca.org to get involved!

The process can range from 3 to 6 months from initial planning to final voting.