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[Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito]

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News from Melissa Mark-Viverito
Council Member, District 8

September 14, 2011
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Participatory Budgeting Coming to District 8!
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Dear Friend:

Today, I joined three of my colleagues in unveiling a new groundbreaking budgeting
process called Participatory Budgeting. Through this process, community members 
will directly decide how to spend at least 1 million dollars in capital funds in
 each of the four participating districts (my colleagues Brad Lander, Eric Ulrich
and Jumaane Williams are the other three Council Members participating in this process).
 Typically, this funding is distributed at the exclusive discretion of Council Members,
but for the first time in New York City history, residents of our four districts
 will have an opportunity to brainstorm, shape and vote on capital projects in our
communities.

The NYC Participatory Budgeting (PB) initiative is the largest of its kind in the
U.S. Participatory budgeting has gained acceptance around the world as an innovative
strategy for increasing civic participation and community engagement. But thus far
in the United States, only one Chicago City Council ward has engaged in participatory
budgeting.

How the Process Works: The PB initiative will take place in three stages, including
a series of community meetings in each district, a process for finalizing proposals
and a final public vote.  Throughout the month of October, we will hold a series
 of "neighborhood assemblies," where the brainstorming process will begin.  All 
residents of District 8, as well as those who work and go to school in our district,
will be invited to participate in these assemblies (Look out for the dates and locations
coming soon!) and identify local priorities.  Out of those neighborhood assemblies,
budget delegates will be chosen to refine and further develop the proposals that
 emerge.  After another set of neighborhood assemblies in the winter, a public vote
will take place around March 2012.  More information on the citywide process can
 be found at www.pbnyc.org. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qyj9msgab&et=1106909356802&s=119&e=001eyoMVE5Ll6UskMlL21fNthA5Ra3UidE3_Jx1aaEFZIcOHWK1AdJNXM0NqRm31XSdGPfOY0NcRyhgat03dY-dGMsJgS_5GnFh9r0m8JgXm8c=]

We hope that everyone in District 8 will play an active role in this process.  Here
are some of the things you can do:


* Attend a Neighborhood Assembly
Dates and locations will be available soon.  Check back to our new PB page (www.mmviverito.com/pbnyc
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of the neighborhood assemblies are released. Talk to your neighbors and the other
parents at your children's school.  Announce it at your next tenant association 
meeting.  You get the idea!
* Volunteer to Help Out with this Process  You can help out at a neighborhood assembly
by volunteering to provide translation or child care, or by helping us to do outreach
in the community to ensure that we have lots of participation. E-mail mmvbudget at gmail.com
for more information.
* Sign Up to Be a Budget Delegate  Budget delegates make a commitment to help transform
projects from ideas into proposals that the community can vote on next March.  If
you are interested in becoming a delegate, you can begin by attending one or more
of our neighborhood assemblies.  Please contact mmvbudget at gmail.com for more information.

I look forward to seeing you all in October at the District 8 Neighborhood Assemblies!

Sincerely,

Melissa Mark-Viverito
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