Residents of Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood will get to decide what's fixed first in their neighborhood next year. That's according to Ald. Joe Moore (49th).
Moore says he's going to let residents vote on how to spend more than one million dollars of discretionary money next summer. He says he thinks it'll help educate his neighborhood about the budget process.
MOORE: I think one of the things that people will find out is that while $1 million sounds like a lot of money, it doesn't pay for a whole lot, but it certainly can make a significant impact on the quality of life in the neighborhood.
Moore says he'll work with Rogers Park residents to come up with a list of projects.
Each alderman gets about $1.3 million to spend on his or her ward as they see fit.
If the program is successful, Moore says he'll try to convince other members of the city council to do the same thing.