Can’t fence in my backyard for 10k. And it’s not big. But giving it to the food banks would be my plan.
I live in New York so practically nothing
I’d rather allocate that $10k to some kind of feasibility study, to see what really should be prioritized when a much bigger budget is made available, since I don’t really trust myself to know what an entire town really needs urgently
But if I had to be selfish, maybe we could fund an OpenStreetMap mapathon to help improve the online map of the town
Could not only improve ease of navigation of the town, but also get a clearer idea of how the space is used, which may give better insight on what might be worth redesigning in a larger project
I don’t know how to say this but OpenStreetMapathons are actually completely free to host
but the salary of one guy running the feasibility study alone is $15k. guess he will take your $10k and wait for you to pay for the rest of study instruments, PC laps, travel and accomodation reservations, hall rents, their time-off pay, and payments for the rest of $15k-salary team, then they will conduct a study that conclude things that everyone has known for decades but their decisions are beyond your and their control, and that water has been wet all along.
Plant trees
I keep toying with the idea of gorilla planting trees in the neighborhood. Make them look like they were installed by the county, complete with mulch and a small fence.
Me too. We should just do it. The biggest issue is making sure landscaping doesn’t mow them down imo
Hence the little fence
If you’re in the US, you’ll probably get away with it. In the last two neighborhoods I’ve lived in we had people who planted trees of their own accord and no one lifted a finger to stop them. (Which I’m happy about.)
I would want to get homeless families set up with housing, this also requires fixing the problem that caused that for them in the first place. I think I could help 2 families
$10k isn’t a lot for city improvement, but it’d pay for an art installation or two.
Bike lanes and clearing brush around the dirt paths where sidewalks should be.
Funds match. Get every large company that does business in your city to match it.
Success! Now You have $170,000 to make your town/city a better place to live. What do you do with the money?
Man 10k… Can’t even afford to pave 1000ft of single lane road… ummmm
I dunno, maybe like pay to install 2 ADA crossing ramps? Can 10k get me 2? I think it might…
Our town has a simple little amphitheater in a park, and it NEVER gets used.
For $10,000, you could set up and locally advertise a couple of fun movie nights, or music festivals with local bands, or a battle of the bands, etc. Sell refreshments and snacks, and use the money to generate the next one, etc.
Local entertainment, local participation, great for the community.
fill in some fuckin potholes
On a similar energy, I’d remove speed humps. They’re worse by design.
I mean, the design is to force drivers to slow down. Looks like they fulfilled their requirements.
pay myself 10k to move
Move out
A common eagle scout project where I grew up was surrounding vulnerable trees with beaver wire.
bike lanes.
