Press release

LaSalle’s 2024 Participatory Budget: For a living environment that reflects your aspirations

Published February 1, 2024 - 2:00 pm
SourceLaSalle

LaSalle — The borough of LaSalle is pleased to launch the second edition of its participatory budget. This is a process that gives its residents decision-making power on how to spend part of the municipal budget. In 2024, an amount of $200,000 will be devoted to carrying out projects submitted by and for LaSalle residents. A total of $200,000 from the Borough’s operating budget has been earmarked for the 2024 participatory budget. Of this budget allocation, $50,000 comes from the Comité de transition écologique de LaSalle (CTÉL) and will be used to fund one or more projects related to this theme.

This is an invitation to everyone to participate in the creation of an environment where life is good. In the long run, the borough of LaSalle hopes the projects that will be carried out will strengthen everyone's sense of belonging to their community

Nancy Blanchet
Borough Mayor

Under the theme "A living environment that reflects your aspirations," the participatory budget process aims to: 

  • To participate in a collective process 
  • To find innovative and creative solutions 
  • To put your knowledge of LaSalle to good use 
  • To directly influence the Borough's decisions and actions

The stages of the participatory budget

  • February 1, 2024: Launch of LaSalle’s participatory budget 
  • February 1 – March 1: Collection of ideas and ideation workshops 
  • March – mid-April 2024: Preliminary screening and analyzing the eligibility of the ideas submitted 
  • May 2024: Projects phase: workshops on idea prioritization and project development 
  • June – September 2024: Technical, regulatory and financial feasibility analysis of the projects and workshop to enhance the projects 
  • October 2024: Unveiling of projects to be put to a vote, and voting period 
  • December 2, 2024: Borough Council resolution publicly announcing the projects to be carried out 
  • 2025 -2026: Implementation of the projects by the Borough and follow up on their progress toward completion will be carried out over a two-year period.

Steering Committee

In order to offer a process adapted to LaSalle’s realities, a Steering Committee made up of elected officials, representatives of community organizations, residents and public service employees was set up to define the participatory budget process. The borough is being supported by the Centre d'écologie urbaine (CEU) to carry out the process. 

Full details online at: makingmtl.ca/pblasalle2024 

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