District Seven Supervisor Myrna Melgar announced the winners of the Participatory Budgeting in late July.
Of the 11 project proposals put before the district's residents, nine garnered 400 or more votes which was required to win. 1,270 people voted in this year’s cycle. Each will be funded with $50,000.
Tw0 winning proposals were for neighborhood projects.
Aptos Middle School proposed building a community vegetable garden with seating and memorial space along with an emergency response hub stocked with emergency supplies.
Commodore Sloat Parent’s Community proposed adding to the schoolyard benches, a volleyball net, basketball hoops and painting a baseball diamond on the blacktop.
It's unclear whether any "Neighbors Fests" will be held in the greater Ingleside. A representative from the supervisor's office could not be reached by press time.
Fund for the winning projects will be routed to the appropriate city departments over the next six to eight weeks.
The winning proposals:
Teen Workforce Development Program
Safety and Traffic Flow Upgrade: Intersection at Yerba Buena Avenue and Miraloma Drive
More trash cans = less litter in Lakeside Village
Creating space for communication, congregation and collective action for emergency preparedness
Monterey Business District Public Space
Sloat Community Sports Hub
Teresita at Reposa: Preventing fatal pedestrian collisions
Extend West Portal Monthly Recovery and Beautification Event
Fund Neighbor Fests in D7 to Promote Community Building and Resilience
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Anne Marie Kristoff (she/her) is a recent graduate from San Francisco State University's journalism program. She enjoys writing about the arts, entertainment and nature.
