What Would You Do With $15 Million of City Money? Petition Would Give Portlanders a Say

If Portland residents were given access to a percentage of the city’s budget to work on projects most important to them, what would they choose? According to participatory budgeting (PB) advocates, the results could be much more reflective of community needs, and the process would get more people, from more walks of life, involved in local politics. PB proponents are currently gathering signatures for a November ballot initiative that would allow residents to make spending...

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