The health and safety of San Antonio is the Council’s number one priority. First, with your help, we will mitigate the spread and begin recovery. The unfortunate fact of the situation is that this pandemic will negatively impact municipal budgets all over the United States and our job as a Council is to prepare.
After speaking with the D9 Participatory Budget Citizen Committee and after internal staff review, we feel the appropriate decision is to postpone D9PB until a time when the City's budget returns to normalcy. Every State, City, and District will have to tighten their belts and make sacrifices. This was not an easy choice to make but we feel it is the responsible one. District 9 is our home but all of San Antonio is our family and we must do our part.
We started the People’s Budget to give a voice to District 9 residents. The participation has been fantastic, and we thank you for all you have contributed this year. We have put a ton of work into the PB process thanks to your help and we will resume as soon as we can. Again, thank you for your understanding.
After speaking with the D9 Participatory Budget Citizen Committee and after internal staff review, we feel the appropriate decision is to postpone D9PB until a time when the City's budget returns to normalcy. Every State, City, and District will have to tighten their belts and make sacrifices. This was not an easy choice to make but we feel it is the responsible one. District 9 is our home but all of San Antonio is our family and we must do our part.
We started the People’s Budget to give a voice to District 9 residents. The participation has been fantastic, and we thank you for all you have contributed this year. We have put a ton of work into the PB process thanks to your help and we will resume as soon as we can. Again, thank you for your understanding.
The first of its kind for the City of San Antonio. An opportunity for you, the residents of District 9, to make your voice heard.
2019 is in the books, and our PB efforts were a resounding success! 2020 is our 3rd consecutive year of Participatory Budgeting. A new look and improved structure will help this process reach an even greater number of District 9 residents in 2020. We have had over 2,500 votes and are ready for the biggest year yet.
I am very proud that District 9 lead the way for San Antonio with this initiative, and look forward to seeing the results.
Thank you, District 9.
Yours in service,
2019 is in the books, and our PB efforts were a resounding success! 2020 is our 3rd consecutive year of Participatory Budgeting. A new look and improved structure will help this process reach an even greater number of District 9 residents in 2020. We have had over 2,500 votes and are ready for the biggest year yet.
I am very proud that District 9 lead the way for San Antonio with this initiative, and look forward to seeing the results.
Thank you, District 9.
Yours in service,
John Courage
Councilman, District 9
Councilman, District 9
P.S. I would encourage you to become familiar with how we got here.