Final results of second Burgerbegroting announced: 78 projects to be realised in 2024
Burgerbegroting Maastricht (Maastricht Citizens' Budget) is proud to announce that a total of 78 projects will be realised in 2024. During the closing events at VISTA college, the attending residents selected 42 projects, while 36 projects had already been approved prior to the events. 41 projects did not make it to the finish line.
Approximately 160 residents of Maastricht dedicated their time over the weekend to review and discuss 83 projects. Lively discussions were had ad various tables, leading to the final votes on the projects. Frans Theunisz provided a delightful musical interlude.
"It's wonderful to see the success of this second edition of Burgerbegroting," said Manon Fokke, member of the municipal executive for citizen participation. "The residents have consistently made collective choices, from the ten themes to the associated budgets, and now the projects themselves. In 2024, we will work together with the project proposers to implement all these projects. I am eagerly looking forward to the results."
Projects to be implemented
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- Tongersehof: the Père Lachaise of Maastricht – Jekerkwartier – €73,826.16
- Give the KDO wind band a voice again! – Across the city – €877.80
- Art Connects – Mariaberg – €27,500.00
- Mini Museums in Mariaberg – Mariaberg – €9,933.00
- Pieterbuurt neighbourhood garden: Creating colour together – Sint Pieter – €6,380.00
- A fresh layer of paint for Wyckerpoort Noord – Wyckerpoort – €19.908,90
- Proud of you – Mariaberg – €11,453.75
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12 projects received an equal number of votes. A dice roll was used to allocate the remaining budget.
- Bataviaplantsoen – a meeting place for young and old – Mariaberg – €11,990.00
- Let’s join together to combat loneliness! – Across the city – €16,500.00
- Making connections today gives you the power to carry on tomorrow – Heugemerveld – €12,100.00
- Save the Gezèt vaan Mariaberg newspaper – Mariaberg – €1,100.00
- De Heeg celebrates its 45th anniversary – De Heeg – €4,400.00
- Buurtbistro Manjefiek Malberg – Malberg – €9,376.40
- Meetings around the table – Sint Maartenspoort – €2,860.00
- Information board for activities in the Groene Poort Oost local park – Scharn – €3,872.00
- Hof van Daalhof – Daalhof – €2,310.00
- Discover Maastricht – Across the city – €4,400.00
- Workshop Wednesday – De Heeg – €12,100.00
- Village market – Amby – €1,650.00
- PopUp Youth Café – Across the city – €23,100.00
- Take the indoors outside – Sint Maartenspoort – €1,210.00
- The Heugemerveld community living room: an inviting meeting place for isolated seniors – Heugemerveld – €5,500.00
- Get moving with Griend360º – Sint Maartenspoort – €5,500.00
- Children’s map – Across the city – €3,850.00
- Butterfly garden – Sint Maartenspoort – €15,125.00
- Workshops: Friendship. Good Company – Across the city – €7,750.69
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- Pick, Taste, and Experience herbs from your neighbourhood – Wyckerpoort – €2,999.70
- A step up – Belfort – €14,676.20
- More chickens, more clucking, more eggs – Mariaberg – €5,478.00
- HELP the chickens get through winter – Mariaberg – €1,886.50
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4 projects received an equal number of votes. A dice roll was used to allocate the remaining budget.
- Flower Ninjas – Mariaberg – €22,385.00
- Pruning makes the neighbourhood garden prosper – Sint Maartenspoort – €990.00
- Making the Wyckerpoort railway area greener – Wyckerpoort – €16,916.72
- ZIEZO wildlife garden – De Heeg – €5,500.00
- Lakenweversplein: a green oasis in the city – Boschstraatkwartier – €96,190.62
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- Street furniture at Malbergsingel, Van der Vennepark Noord – Malberg – €20,900.00
- Flower-filled Mergelland – Itteren – €28,083.00
- Jo Coenen Allee – Wittevrouwenveld – €5,500.00
- Sphinxkwartier neighbourhood: safe for pedestrians – Statenkwartier – €12,100.00
- Walking without worries – Boschpoort – €3,520.00
- Sint Pieter neighbourhood garden for communal fun: a place to play, meet others, and enjoy nature – Sint Pieter – €7,398.60
- Child-friendly streets – Mariaberg – €1,650.00
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- Overcoming loneliness through play – Across the city – €7,975.00
- Enhancement of the off-leash area for dogs at St. Pietersberg – Sint Pieter – €4,699.20
- Washing in Blauwdorp – Mariaberg – €3,256.00
- Communal garden – De Heeg – €1,760.00
- Be quick (AED) – St. Maartenspoort – €3,345.10
- Mariaberg sewing studio – Mariaberg – €1,760.00
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- The youth (of KDO) are the future – Across the city – €3,351.00
- Student Association Fugax – Wittevrouwenveld – €7,407.84
- More sustainable washing / clothing – Heer – €16,889.40
- New shirts for Concordia Maastricht’s anniversary year – Caberg – €2,991.76
- Ecovlet for Jan van Gent water scouting club – Sint Pieter – €15,400.00
- Water fun – Across the city – €5,445.00
- Continuation of society through growth in membership and committee – Binnenstad – €2,475.00
- New uniforms for the Wieker Fanfare St. Franciscus – Wyck – €11,000.00
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- Drinking water point at De Griend sports park – Sint Maartenspoort – €10,230.00
- 100 metre Groene Loper – Across the city – €165.00
- Wolder Petanque – Wolder – €7,040.00
- Digging Fun in the Playground – Caberg, Heer and Sint Pieter – €11,110.00
- Feel at home – Wittevrouwenveld – €1,650.00
- A place to play and meet others in Heugemerveld – Heugemerveld – €4,950.00
- Social meeting place in Jonckheer Ruysstraat – Heugemerveld – €5,500.00
- De Gouden Wereld natural playground – Daalhof – €12,100.00
- Natural playground near the chickens of Mariaberg – Mariaberg – €16,753.00
- Installing a bench at the playground – Borgharen – €1,375.00
- The Basic Foundation for the Fons Olterdissen playground – Brusselsepoort – €13,200.00
- Residentie Reynaerde – Malpertuis – €5,500.00
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- Floor manager for the Vrijhaven – De Heeg – €5,582.00
- Punaise studio – Binnenstad – €11,569.80
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- Get social – Wittevrouwenveld – €3,960.00
- Big Volunteer Week – Across the city – €9,194.90
- De Inleup in action – Mariaberg – €1,650.00
- The Social Barbecue – Wyckerpoort – €3,520.00
- Providing road safety education and related practical activities to refugees, university students, and high school students – Binnenstad – €3,850.00
- Mariaberg children’s day – Mariaberg – €1,595.00
- Safe cycling – De Heeg – €9,102.50
- Criekenput barbecue – Malpertuis – €4,911.50
Budget and next steps
In this second edition of Burgerbegroting Maastricht, a total amount of €701,547.93 was allocated across various projects. A total surplus of €48,452.07 will be added to the budget for the next edition.
On December 19, 2023, project proposers will receive an email notifying them of the outcome of their project. By the end of January, the Burgerbegroting Team will reach out to all proposers whose projects will be realised in 2024.
We will share more information about the next edition on our website as soon as it becomes available.