Northwest Bellevue NEP in voting phase through Oct. 20
Nine projects are included on the Northwest Bellevue ballot that each household received in early September. Now is the time to vote for your three favorite projects and mail in your POSTAGE PAID ballot. Your vote will help determine the projects that are funded using the $380,000 budget allocated for your neighborhood area.
The deadline for submitting ballots is Monday, Oct. 20.
Voting is BY MAIL ONLY and limited to ONE BALLOT PER HOUSEHOLD ADDRESS.
Bridle Trails NEP votes are in – Submit your comments through Oct. 27
Thanks to those who participated in the Bridle Trails NEP voting to determine how the allocated $445,000 would be spent in your neighborhood area. A Project Announcement Newsletter with voting results arrived in area mailboxes in mid-September.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on the NEP process. Please return the postage paid evaluation card included with your Announcement Newsletter or submit your comments online using the Evaluation link located in the left column on this page. Deadline for submission is Monday, Oct. 27.
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.
