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#YouDecide - Submit Your Ideas Now
Renfrewshire Council wants you to have your say in how they spend their budget. The power of local knowledge can’t be underestimated.
Of course, there are areas like education, health and social care, bin collections and housing investment that they need to allocate money for, but they want to give you the chance to use other areas of the budget to make the improvements you know are needed in your community.
#YouDecide is how they will let you choose what projects will make the biggest difference to Renfrewshire.
Double Olympic medallist Jack Carlin (pictured with Cllr Michelle Campbell) helped launch the scheme this month. Jack is a passionate advocate of safe cycling routes - and you can see that he has already submitted his idea!
This time, £1.2million is available for your ideas - taken from the Environment and Infrastructure service’s budget (2020-2023) - and available for you to spend on infrastructure projects across Renfrewshire.
Renfrewshire Council wants all your ideas so think big! Is it new walking and cycle routes? Safer local roads? Outdoor gym equipment? Anything that will make where you live better!
They’ll cover pot holes, road resurfacing and things like that in our own wider budget, so let them know what else needs improved. You can put forward your ideas in our #YouDecide survey - send in as many as you can think of!
The team will assess each idea as it comes in and carry out a feasibility study to ensure that it would be possible. They’ll then compile a shortlist of all possible projects to put to a public vote.
You’ll then cast your votes and pick the ones you think are most needed in your community. They’ll announce the winners and they carry out the work. So stay tuned to all their channels and make sure you have your say on how this money is spent.
Find out more at https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/11737/ YouDecide---submit-your-ideas-now
