Vote in the Participatory Budget Bay Ridge
Voting is now open – click here to vote
Starting on Saturday, March 30th, you can go here to vote for up to four projects to receive funding.
We like these:
a) Renovate the basketball and handball courts at Dyker Park – they are used by a lot of 0lder kids (and there isn’t much in the community for teens)
b) Vinland Playground Upgrades – Shore Road and 94th Street. This park is used by a lot of families.
c) Security cameras for 5th Avenue – we thought Gentile already secured this years ago. It’s needed!
*I wish Keno’s Pet Sanctuary was on there….James from Kenos has been coming to Bay Ridge to pick up raccoons and he’s been very responsive to this community. (Maybe there are small grants that he can received).
Things to note:
The schools receive funding for their technology – if they wanted new Smartboards, they would have purchased them. They also have PTAs to help them buy additional things for the school.
The Butterfly Habitat is a nice idea (I loved it when I first heard about it), but $500,000 – there has to be a way to scale that project down, so we can get started on it one year and build on it. C’mon now. If this was made into a lower cost five-year-plan, I think people would vote for it.
If you don’t have a computer, you can go to one of these offices to vote.
Hugs,
marlene
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