NEP coming to Downtown Bellevue!
Bellevue's Neighborhood Enhancement Program is kicking off for Downtown Bellevue residents with a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 6:30-8 p.m. RSVP by emailing neighborhoodoutreach@bellevuewa.gov.
Join the session to learn about the program, share your ideas with city project managers and connect with your neighbors!
Project managers from the city’s Transportation, Parks & Human Services, and Community Development departments will be available to discuss your potential project suggestions.
Up Next… Lake Hills!
Information about the Lake Hills March kickoff meeting will be available soon. Stay tuned for updates.
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 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, based on number of households.
Hear what your neighbors have to say about the program and learn about the city's process by watching the "What is NEP?" video.
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 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.
