29th Ward
29th Ward seeks residents’ ideas on what to fund in neighborhood
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Saturday is the deadline for residents to submit their ideas about which projects they want to be considered for funding through participatory budgeting.
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Residents share priorities, needs at city budget forum in Austin
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West Siders said they want to see homeownership, mental health and climate change prioritized in the city’s 2023 budget. A final public engagement session will be held this weekend.
Austin
Several Austin schools to get less funding from CPS next year
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Seven Austin schools would see a decline in their budgets under the proposed budget that will be considered by the Board of Education on June 22. Six others would see an increase. See the details for each school’s budget here.
Alderman Chris Taliaferro (29th)
29th Ward participatory budgeting sees increase in voters
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Though votes are still being tallied, more West Side residents took part this year than in past years. They’re helping decide how $1.5 million in “menu money” will be spent.
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West Siders to make plea for funding in next year’s budget
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West Side residents’ input is being sought tonight at one of three forums the city of Chicago is holding as it prepares for the 2022 budget.
29th Ward
West Side residents help decide how $1 million will be spent in the 29th Ward
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Sixty percent of the $1 million will go to street repairs and resurfacing in the ward. The rest of the projects to be funded – and listed here in order of popularity – are: street safety upgrades, community gardens, a fitness course at the Austin Town Hall, bike lanes, a mural in Columbus Park and public art at Sayre Language Academy. Nearly 400 residents voted this time around.
29th Ward
Voting ends this week for 29th Ward participatory budgeting
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Residents of the 29th Ward have until Jan. 29th to vote on how $1 million in menu money will be spent. In addition to street repairs and surfacing, the money will be allocated for community projects. Residents will be able to choose up to five of seven projects, which include public art, community gardens, speed bumps and a fitness course at Austin Town Hall.
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Residents can soon cast their votes in 29th Ward participatory budgeting
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Residents of the 29th Ward will soon have the opportunity to vote on how to spend about $1 million in their community. The goal is for residents to be able to vote on several possible projects before the end of January.
29th Ward
29th Ward alderman seeks input on spending $1 million
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West Side residents have until Sept. 19 to submit their ideas on how the “menu money” should be spent. Community volunteers and Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s office will whittle down the suggestions for residents to vote on in coming months.
Austin
Most Austin schools expect increase in 20-21 budget
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All but four Chicago Public Schools in Austin could see an increase in their budgets for the 20-21 school year. The Chicago Board of Education still needs to approved the school district’s $2.8 billion budget; that’s expected to happen sometime this summer.