Happening Now
Downtown Bellevue NEP Open House - June 11
At an open house on Thursday, June 11, at City Hall, staff will present the eligible projects to be included on a ballot. Watch your mailbox for meeting details to arrive in early June.
Lake Hills project submission phase now closed
The project submission stage for NEP in the Lake Hills neighborhood area closed on April 22. City staff are now evaluating the ideas submitted against NEP criteria. At an open house Thursday, September 17, staff will present the eligible projects to be included on a ballot. Watch your mailbox for meeting details to arrive in early September.
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.
