Thank you to everyone who voted in this year’s People’s Budget! This year, more people than ever used their voice to tell us how to spend $1M in infrastructure funds, at 2,219 total votes. Here are the results: Of the $1 million that neighbors voted on how to spend, 60.14% will go to fund repairs, […]
Category: Peoples Budget
Announcing the 2026 People’s Budget!
Posted onVoting for the 2026 People’s Budget is open! Vote by December 31st, 2025. The 2026 People’s Budget is officially open for voting! From now until December 31st, 2025, 40th Ward residents ages 14+ can vote on how we should spend one million dollars in infrastructure funds, including: To learn more about how participatory budgeting works, […]
2025 People’s Budget Proposals Open!
Posted on2024 People’s Budget season is almost here! From June until August, submit your proposals for the infrastructure improvement projects you want to see in the 40th Ward.
2025 People’s Budget Results!
Posted onThank you to everyone who voted in this year’s People’s Budget! A record-breaking 2,156 votes were cast in this year’s People’s Budget. We had a particularly high showing from students this year, with over 300 students casting a vote in this year’s People’s Budget. Here are the results: Of the $1 million that neighbors voted […]
Announcing the 2025 People’s Budget!
Posted onVoting for the 2025 People’s Budget is open! Vote by December 31st, 2024. From now until the end of December, 40th Ward residents ages 14+ can vote on how we should spend one million dollars in infrastructure funds, including: To learn more about how participatory budgeting works, including details like how much repairs cost and […]
People’s Budget 2024: Q&A
Posted onHelp us decide how to spend $1 million! Voting for the 40th Ward Participatory Budget is open, now through December 31st.
People’s Budget 2024: What Projects Do You Want to Fund?
Posted onHelp us decide how to spend $1 million! Voting for the 40th Ward Participatory Budget is open, now through December 31st.
People’s Budget 2023-2024: Voting is Open!
Posted onHelp us decide how to spend $1 million! Voting for the 40th Ward Participatory Budget is open, now through December 31st.
Participatory Budgeting 2023-2024 is here!
Posted onYou can always find more information on the 40th Ward’s Participatory Budgeting (PB) page on our website. How does Participatory Budgeting Work– A Reminder Idea Collection, Committee Creation Neighbors brainstorm and submit Special Project ideas they want to see in their communities and applications are accepted to join the PB Committee. Look out for 40th […]
Participatory Budgeting 2022-2023 Update
Posted onThank you so much to all who participated in our Participatory Budgeting (PB) process– the People’s Budget– this past year. By participating you helped decide how to spend public funds on community projects in the 40th Ward. We are pleased to share that we had close to 1,500 ballots entered for the 2022-2023 cycle! How […]
Dog Friendly Area at Winnemac Park
Posted on40th Ward residents recently voted to allocate $100,000 in menu money for a dog park, or dog friendly area (DFA), at Winnemac Park. On January 13, Alderman Vasquez hosted an informational meeting for those who are interested in learning about how to start a DFA and how to be involved in the community-driven process. Meeting […]
2021 People’s Budget Voting Results
Posted onThank you to everyone who voted in the latest People’s Budget. The results are in! The projects listed below were the winning proposals. Get a head start on the 2022 PB projects – Let us know how you’d spend $100,000 on future 40th Ward projects and learn more about the process.