Results from Nashville’s participatory budgeting process have been released. Ranging from million-dollar park improvements to increased library resources to funding for historical tours on Jefferson Street, 24 projects have been selected.
Nashville’s participatory budgeting process — meant to give residents more say over city spending — is at a crossroads.
For the first time, a Nashville program known as “participatory budgeting” has gone citywide, giving residents a say in how to spend $10 million. But, as residents cast their ballots, the program has encountered several hurdles.