Menu Money & Infrastructure Projects
Background
Each ward is allotted $1.5 million to be used for a “menu” of infrastructure maintenance and improvements every year. In the 47th Ward, we strive to make the process for allocating this menu fund as inclusive, participatory and expeditious as possible. Our office gives special consideration to projects that improve pedestrian safety.
While $1.5 million never goes as far as we would like, we want to know which priorities are most important to you and your neighbors. If we are not able to fund all identified projects this year, we will consider them for the following year. We look forward to working together with all of you to ensure that our menu dollars are being spent where they are needed most.
Submit a Request
Some repairs are done on a regular basis by city departments, including pothole repairs. You can report a pothole using 3-1-1. For larger projects like street resurfacing, we accept requests for menu projects to supplement our own surveying. If there is a project in your neighborhood that you’d like us to consider please fill out this form. We will follow-up if the project is approved.