PB Buffalo

Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which residents directly decide how to spend public dollars in Buffalo, New York.

[PB Buffalo @pb_buffalo]

Reminder! Tomorrow at 5pm is the final hearing on the Buffalo Budget! 13th floor of City Hall, Common Council Chambers.

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The final day of council inquiry into the mayors proposed budget. Thread 👇 https://t.co/TA05BzaptW

[suffering succotash @beebityboobop]

Back at #Buffalo budget workshops. 😃😃😃

[PB Buffalo @pb_buffalo]

Correction! Larry Scott, quoted above, is from the Buffalo Patent Teacher Organization NOT the DPCC

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“I want to propose the police budget is slashed in half- for education and for our communities.” -Cariol Horne #ParticipatoryBudgeting

[harper s.e. bishop @harpersebishop]

Marielle Smith, organizer with #JustResisting, shouts out #LGBTQ houselessness and calls on the @BFLO_CC to allocate $$ to address the problem in the $500 million City of Buffalo budget. #pbbuffalo https://t.co/AwTP9jxEo2

[PB Buffalo @pb_buffalo]

“We would like dollars for civic engagement, to prevent gentrification, for community resources.” -Lois Y. From @UHCollaborative

[The Participatory Budgeting Project @PBProject]

Participatory Budgeting Scotland: Churches are getting involved in a new effort to empower local communities
https://t.co/tnSQLcN2Dg

[PB Buffalo @pb_buffalo]

Ask: $50K to develop a strategic plan on how to provide free WiFi throughout #Buffalo -Aaron K from the Ellicott District

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We should protect our youth. Damaged children produce damaged adults. We have to find ways to fund programs to ensure the safety of our children and our youth #Buffalo Budget Proposal Day

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Buffalo has twice the national average of unsolved homicides.

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An increase of 45% over 12 years

[suffering succotash @beebityboobop]

“We need to stop increasing the ever expanding police budget” -Josie Diebold

[PB Buffalo @pb_buffalo]

“If anything they create hatred. If anything they create fear. Who here feels safe when it comes to the police?” Very passionate student asking why the police budget is the size it is. #Buffalo Budget Proposal Day

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#1percentForPB “People are no longer able to afford their rents and utilities. A possible solution would be to create a position to oversee city funding over weatherization and to create a position to secure additional community land trusts throughout our city.”- Sarah Wooten

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“So over the past 12 years the #Buffalo police have received an increase of appropriation of millions of dollars while our department of education have only recieved an increase of $500K. How?!” Member is the District Parent Coordinating Council

[PB Buffalo @pb_buffalo]

If we have a center we can organize our own people. We may need a police but not a lot of police. We will make the community and our city beautiful and strong