Benches and trees might be added to the widened sidewalk in front of Walgreens on Church Avenue near Beverley Road.
KARMA requested the benches and trees in September at Community Board 12's public hearing on its budget requests for the 2012 fiscal year, which begins on July 1, 2011. Our request was added to CB 12's Expense Budget Requests & Priorities (also known as its "wish list"). Although the board had compiled its Capital Budget Requests & Priorities and its Expense Budget Requests & Priorities prior to the hearing, residents attending the meeting were told that requests could be added.
The board will receive a preliminary budget from the city's Office of Management and Budget by January 16th, CB 12 will hold another public hearing by February 15th, and the City Council will hold public hearings by May 25th and adopt a budget by June 5th. Hopefully, the benches and trees will get approved.