PB Buffalo Pilot Year is Announced for the Masten District

Last May, the City of Buffalo allocated $150,000 from the City Budget to be decided on by residents in the City’s first ever Participatory Budgeting Process. For months the Steering Committee, chaired by Clean Air and composed of Clean Air members, residents, members of organizations, block clubs and business associations have been meeting to write the rules of PB Buffalo.

The Committee has decided that the Masten District is the perfect district for the pilot PB Process!

Members of the committee voted on the Masten District based on factors like geographic area, age of residents, median household income and demographic of the district.

We invite Masten District residents as well as residents of the City of Buffalo to come out to the General Assemblies to brainstorm ideas for $150,000 worth of projects for the Masten District!

Participatory Budget (PB) is a different way to manage public money. It is a democratic process in which community members, like you, decide how to spend part of our public budget. PB gives ordinary people real decision-making power over real money.

How Does PB Work?

Residents brainstorm project ideas, volunteers develop proposals based on these ideas, residents then vote on proposals, and the government funds the top projects. It’s real decision making power over real money.

Where Did This Idea Come From?

Community organizations and residents of the City of Buffalo have been pushing for more transparency and decision making power in how our money is spent and worked to get Buffalo’s Administration to allocate $150,000 for a PB process this year.

This is a huge win for the residents of Buffalo! Now we need YOU to make your voice heard!

Propose ideas, volunteer, and vote to make change in our community!

Tags: Masten, Participatory Budgeting, PB