Participatory Budgeting (PB) allows local people to make decisions about budgets that directly affect them.
We are continuing with an environmental improvement Participatory Budgeting programme where local people nominate projects they feel would benefit their communities and East Ayrshire tenants vote on. Throughout the process we involve local primary schools to take part in voting events.
Voting and proposals
This budget comes directly from East Ayrshire Council's Housing Revenue Account. Voting will only be open to tenants and people who live with them over the age of eight. However, we are looking for proposals from anyone living in the community.
We will be looking for housing officers to be part of a PB working group which will include relevant Tenant and Resident Associations and East Ayrshire Federation representatives and members of the community to take initiatives forward as a Steering Group.
We welcome your involvement and support in each project. If you would like to get involved in any capacity please contact our Customer Liaison Team.
2019/20 events
Our voting events have now concluded and the results are displayed below. The following areas and budgets were identified:
- Darvel - £20,000
- Stewarton - £20,000
- Riccarton- £20,000
- Muirkirk - £20,000
Participatory 2019/20 budgeting events
In 2019/20, we had four PB events across the four allocation areas.
Events
Area |
Amount | Votes
cast | Projects shortlisted | Projects to be programmed | |
|---|
|
Muirkirk area
|
£20,000
|
56
|
6
|
4
|
|
|
Riccarton area
|
£20,000
|
68
|
6
|
5
|
|
|
Darvel area
|
£20,000
|
34
|
4
|
3
|
|
|
Stewarton area
|
£20,000
|
27
|
7
|
3
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
£80,000
|
185
|
30
|
15
|
|
For more information download our Frequently Asked Questions on Housing Environmental Improvements (PDF 343Kb)