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PB Vote – Packsaddle & Tower View

Packsaddle & Tower View

PB is about local people voting to make direct decisions about how local public budgets are spent.

Click here to find out more about PB or read on to find out more about this vote.Play at Packsaddle & Tower View

We’ve set aside £7,500 for the play areas at Packsaddle and Tower View – so a total of £15,000.

At each site, the vote will be a straightforward one – you’ll be able to choose one of three options:

  • Option 1: we spend £7,500 on new play equipment
  • Option 2: we spend £5,000 on new play equipment and £2,500 on play workers
  • Option 3: we spend £2,500 on new play equipment and £5,000 on play workers

Voting at Packsaddle

  • Anyone living in Frome over the age of 8 can vote
  • We’ll be holding events in the Packsaddle play area on Thursday 25th October 15:00-17:00, Saturday 27th October 10:30-12:30 and Tuesday 30th October 14:00-16:00
  • You can vote on the day: one person – one vote
  • And you’ll be able to vote during the week before the voting day by returning a paper vote to Frome Town Hall

Voting at Tower View

  • Anyone living in Frome over the age of 8 can vote
  • We’ll be holding events in the Tower View play area on Friday 26th October 15:00-17:00, Saturday 27th October 14:00-16:00 and Tuesday 30th October 10:30-12:30
  • You can vote on the day: one person – one vote
  • And you’ll be able to vote during the week beforehand by returning a paper vote to Frome Town Hall

Elsewhere

This vote is one of three votes that will be taking place in Frome as part of the move to Participatory Budgeting.

Click here to find out more about the town’s first ever PB vote, which saw a room full of Frome residents decide which events received FTC funding in 2017

Click here and here to find out more about the Victoria Park vote

Or click here to visit the main PB page on our website

This page was last checked & updated on 4th October 2018

Published
31 October 2016
Last Updated
31 October 2016
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