Northwest Bellevue NEP Open House scheduled for Sept. 18
Thursday, Sept. 18 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Northwest Arts Center | 9825 NE 24th St.
Invitations to arrive in mailboxes in early September.
Bridle Trails NEP voting phase closed in July.
Project selections will be announced in September. Residents will receive an Announcement newsletter with a POSTAGE-PAID evaluation card that should be returned to the city.
The Neighborhood Enhancement Program empowers residents to propose and select modest, city-funded capital projects to enhance their neighborhoods. The program rotates through the city's 14 NEP neighborhood areas over the course of seven years, serving two areas each year. The $7 million program allocation is distributed among each of the neighborhood areas, according to the number of households in each area.
Hear what your neighbors have to say about NEP and learn about the process from the video "What is NEP?"
Sequence
When NEP comes to your neighborhood area, it follows a sequence.
- Solicitation: Residents submit project ideas (mail, website or kick-off meeting).
- Scoping: Staff review project ideas using screening criteria and generate ballot projects.
- Preview: Residents review ballot projects at public open house.
- Voting: Households in the neighborhood area receive ballots in the mail to vote for three projects of their choice.
- Implementation: The city implements projects that receive the most votes within five years.
