NEP to Launch in Lake Hills neighborhood area March 18.
Come learn about the program, share your ideas with City project managers and connect with your neighbors!
Virtual Kickoff Meeting
Wed. March 18, 6:30 p.m.
RSVP to Neighborhoodoutreach@bellevuewa.gov for Zoom link.
Downtown Bellevue NEP now in project submission review phase.
Downtown Bellevue residents - the project submission stage for NEP in the Downtown Bellevue neighborhood area closed on March 3. City staff will now evaluate the ideas that residents submitted against NEP criteria and will present those projects eligible to be included on a ballot at an Open House on Thursday, June 11th at Bellevue City Hall. Look for a meeting invite and your voter’s pamphlet and ballot to arrive in your mailboxes in June.
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.
