candler Park Decides! Results
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
The results are in! Atlanta has completed its second participatory budgeting program - Candler Park Decides!
Beginning in April, 2021, we asked you to submit your best ideas on how to spend $45,000 on arts + greenspace in Candler Park. We received some great proposals, with 23 of them making the final ballot. In July, 1,040 of you who work, live, or visit the neighborhood voted!
So, which projects won? I’m thrilled to say that you voted to fund 14 projects. Not only that, but but we received $65,070 in matching donations from local non-profits. That means the investment in the neighborhood will total $109,780.
To see the full vote tally and descriptions, scroll down. I’ve also included some additional background info about the whole of the voting process at the bottom.
Thank you so much to all those who submitted ideas, promoted the program, and voted. We took a leap of faith that if we handed over the reins of government and trusted you, that you would turn out and help us achieve something special. This initiative exceeded my greatest expectations.
Sincerely,
Amir
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Candler Park Bathroom Overhaul - $12,500 (+$21,500 match)
This project will repair, clean, paint, add timed locks, and re-open the bathrooms for public use during park hours. The new doors & timer locks would lock the bathrooms during hours that the park is closed to help deter vandalism.
Repair and Removing Aging Benches - $2,750 (+$1,250 match)
Fruit Trees in Candler Park - $1,980 ($2,285 match)
Kudzu and Invasives Removal along Candler Park Drive (pictured) - $5,000 (+$19,000 match)
Trees Atlanta will provide the technical expertise to remove, treat and replant the hillside with appropriate native trees and shrubs. This newly open vista will allow expansive views from Candler Park Drive, help promote healthy vegetation, as well as vastly improve the aesthetics of the active lawn.
Fruit Trees in Iverson Park (pictured) - $1,080 (+$5,185 match)
Fruit Trees along Freedom Park Trail - $900
Candler Park Pool Improvements - $10,000 (+$12,000 match)
This project will add a mural covering the brick wall along the back of the pool which would be visible to all visitors. It would also add four tables with umbrellas to provide seating and shade for pool visitors. Lastly, it would involve weeding, powerwashing, and painting the exterior of the pool house and eaves that face the interior of the pool.
Electrical Box Art at McLendon/Candler Park Ave. (pictured) - $1,250
Electrical Box Art at Clifton/McLendon - $1,250
Artistic Bike Racks (pictured) - $4,000 (+$1,250 match)
Electrical Box Art at Clifton/DeKalb - $1,250
Electrical Box Art at North/Moreland - $1,250
“Beaver Buddy” Public Art - $1,500 (+1,000 match)
Installation of a 4-ft tall fiberglass beaver sculpture after it has been custom-painted by a local artist.
Fruit Trees in Freedom Park - $0/Free (+$1,350 match)
