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TAMC to Host Townhall on December 1 to Launch Participatory Budgeting Election for Greenfield Community Members to Vote on Safe Routes to School Projects”

 

MONTEREY COUNTY – The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), in partnership with the City of Greenfield, will host a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2022, to launch the “Greenfield Participatory Budgeting Election.”  The Town Hall meeting will be conducted in Spanish with English translations from 4:30-7:30 pm in the Greenfield Council Chambers, 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield.


 


Through the launch of the Greenfield Participatory Budgeting Election, community members will have the opportunity to learn about proposed Safe Routes to School projects designed to make it safer for kids and families to get to and from city schools, ask questions and cast their votes to help determine how to spend a budget of $250,000.


 


Votes can be cast onsite at the Town Hall meeting, online at: https://bit.ly/GreenfieldPB; or by taking a ballot and dropping it off at one of the following ballot drop-off sites before December 15th:  


·        Greenfield City Hall, 599 El Camino Real, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm


·        Greenfield Union School District, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm


·        Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm


·        Greenfield Community Center, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm


·        Arroyo Seco Academy, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm


·        Greenfield High School, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm


·        Greenfield Branch Library, Tuesday – Wednesday, 11 am – 7 pm, Thursday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm


·        Oak Avenue Elementary School, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm


·        Vista Verde Middle School, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm


·        Mary Chapa Academy, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm


·        Holy Trinity Church, Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4 pm


Voting is open for any Greenfield residents or workers, age 14 and older. Ballots are available in both English and Spanish and must be submitted by the deadline to be counted. Election results with the winning projects will be announced in February 2023; and will be recommended for implementation to the Greenfield City Council when the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan is adopted in Spring 2024.


 


Greenfield Safe Routes to School Steering Committee


The list of projects on the ballot were developed by the Greenfield Safe Routes to School Steering Committee. The committee, made up of residents, students, and community advocates, was formed in June 2022 to design and implement the Greenfield Participatory Budgeting process. The committee worked with the Safe Routes to School program partners and the City of Greenfield to develop the list of projects for the community to vote on.


 


Safe Routes to School Steering Committee


The participatory budgeting process is led by the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Steering Committee which provides leadership and guidance on safe routes to school projects with help and technical support from TAMC staff. The goal of the Safe Routes to School Program is to deliver safe and equitable transportation options that promote the health and wellbeing of Monterey County communities.


                                                                                                                                                                                       For more information about  Greenfield Participatory Budgeting visit: https://bit.ly/GreenfieldPB; or the Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan; or contact Aaron Hernandez, Assistant Transportation Planner, TAMC at 831 775-4412, aaron@tamcmonterey.org (Hablo español) or Janneke Strause, Transportation Planner, TAMC at 831 775-4410, janneke@tamcmonterey.org.


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The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) is responsible for investing in regional transportation projects for Monterey County residents, businesses and visitors.  The mission of TAMC is to develop and maintain a multimodal transportation system that enhances mobility, safety, access, environment quality and economic activities in Monterey County. For more information visit www.tamcmonterey.org or call 831.775.0903.


 


 


“The” Safe Route to School” is a TAMC program which offers tools, programming, and resources to schools, guardians, and communities aimed at improving safety and traffic around schools. The program’s goal is to keep every child safe and healthy by reducing the number of students involved in collisions to zero. For more information visit https://saferoutesmonterey.org”

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