Atlanta's New "Participatory Budgeting" Empowers Residents to Decide on City Spending
By Politics Reporter | Published 2026-02-08T15:40:36.353Z
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Atlanta is set to launch an innovative program called "Participatory Budgeting," giving residents direct control over how a portion of the city's funds are spent. The initiative aims to increase...
Atlanta is set to launch an innovative program called "Participatory Budgeting," giving residents direct control over how a portion of the city's funds are spent. The initiative aims to increase civic engagement and ensure that community needs are directly addressed through the allocation of public resources.
How Participatory Budgeting Works
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget.
Residents propose i
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