Tuesday, April 28, 2015

WINNING PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED IN OUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT


Residents of New York City Council District 39 voted for five out of thirteen proposed projects to determine how City Councilmember Brad Lander should spend $1.5 million of the discretionary funds in his budget. These are the seven winning projects in this year's participatory budgeting vote:
1. A/C for PS124 Cafeteria ($200,000) -- 1442 votes
2. 146/MS 448 Innovative Gym Renovation ($225,000) -- 1200 votes
3. PS 179 Auditorium Renovation ($230,000) -- 1196 votes
4. Make Union Street and 9th Street Greener ($150,000) -- 1100 votes
5. Four Safer Intersections on Hicks Street ($300,000) -- 1077 votes
6. Technology for Local Arts Non-Profits ($90,000) -- 1027 votes
7. New Drainage along Path in Prospect Park ($200,000) -- 997 votes

The cost of those seven projects adds up to $1,395,000. That leaves $105,000 unallocated out of the original $1.5 million. If another $145,000 can be "found," the 8th-highest vote-getter can be implemented:
8. Park Slope Library Storytelling Garden ($250,000) -- 936 votes