Proposals for pedestrian safety projects, neighborhood beautification improvements and community resiliency are on the line for funding this summer.
Voting on proposals to be funded by this year’s round of District 7 Participatory Budgeting opened on June 12 and will close on June 26. Only residents of District 7 may participate in voting.
Participatory Budgeting is designed to foster civic participation by empowering residents to propose, review and then vote to allocate tax dollars toward a range of projects from security cameras to public art installations. District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar funded the program with add-back dollars during the city budget process.
Twenty proposals were reviewed by a 21-member committee of volunteers last month with 17 advancing to the vote.
The winning projects will be announced in July with city departments responsible for executing winning projects to receive funds in the fall.
For general community projects, $377,000 will be available and $422,000 will be available for Vision Zero traffic safety projects.
Proposals of interest to the greater Ingleside neighborhood include:
Mural on retaining wall in Merced Extension Triangle
Rainy day fund for small businesses
Emergency preparedness training and capacity building in Balboa Terrace
Seating area with trees in Sunnyside
Slow traffic near Hearst Avenue and Flood Street
Improve traffic safety at Ocean Avenue and Woodacre Drive
Plant trees on medians at Junipero Serra Boulevard and Ocean Avenue
A Civil Grand Jury report revealed that the Emergency Firefighting Water System does not cover all reaches of the city. Residents are fighting for equal protection.
