Salford's PB successes pave the way for more
Following the successful use of PB last year in the Claremont & Weaste Community Committee area, the East Salford Community Committee held 3 PB events on February 28th to agree local priorities for both the remainder of the 2007/08 budget (£85k) & 2008/09 budget
Since 2006, Salford City
Council has devolved decision making on £100,000s worth of highways improvements
to each of eight local Community Committee's.
Following the successful use of Participatory Budgeting last year in the Claremont
& Weaste Community Committee area, the East Salford Community Committee
held 3 PB events on 28th February, to agree local priorities for both the
remainder of the 2007/08 budget (£85,000) & 2008/09 budget (to be
confirmed).
Over 145 people attended the events on 28th February, where votes were added together the three events at the end of the day to provide the overall priorities for the area. Priority schemes included a mixture of improved street lighting,
path improvement, and traffic calming measures.
As local priorities have already been agreed in Claremont and Weaste for 2008/09, PB events will continue in these areas over the current year.
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