"Maintaining our commitment to transparency and participation with citizens, the municipal budgets for next year, as already happened in the past year, will host the proposals that the neighbors of Eagles make reach the Department of Citizen Participation";
This was announced yesterday by the councilors of Haciendo y Participación Ciudadana, Tomás Consentino and Luis López, during a press conference whose objective was to publicize the Participatory Budgets 2018 campaign.
The goal is to involve citizens in what affects them directly and to do so from the departments involved have launched different channels, such as: the facebook Participación Ciudadana Águilas, the application on the website of the City of Águilas, a specific email for contributions to participatory budgets (participaguilas@gmail.com) and also through whatsApp (689055226);
all without detriment to the direct relationship through the Neighborhood Councils ", explained the Councilor for Citizen Participation, Luis Lopez.
The councilor of Finance has indicated that "what is sought is a direct participation of our neighbors in the day to day of what is the municipal management, and no doubt that a very important part of that management is what we spend the money".
In this regard, the mayor explained that there is a part of the total amount of the budget that has a destination already set, such as the cost of personnel, electricity, supplies, etc .;
so, that the citizen proposals will be reflected in the heading of direct investments, up to an amount of 300,000 euros, representing an increase of 50% over last year.
The period to send the citizen proposals will be extended until November 30th.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas