Editor:
I recently read that the city of Port Coquitlam consults with its residents about where they want money spent, most notably through a budget summary sent to every home, which generates about 1,400 responses a year.
The city then uses that feedback to determine less-popular spending areas where savings can be found.
The population of Port Coquitlam is almost three times the size of White Rock‘s.
This is certainly a novel idea.
I wonder what other things we can learn from others cities on how they engage their citizens of public policies.
Jordan Lister, White Rock
