Citizens' budget

Thank you for your great participation in the Eberswalde Citizens' Budget 2024!
A total of 2,939 Eberswalde residents voted! This is a new record!

The result of the vote on the 12th Eberswalde Citizens' Budget can be found here: Result [PDF 0.6 MB]

The vote on the 12th Eberswalde citizens' budget (which will be implemented in 2024) is behind us, here you can still find the brochure with all the proposals: Brochure [PDF, 5 MB] and the flyer: Flyer [PDF 5.2 MB]

Eine Abbildung des Eberswalder Stimmtalers

The procedure

The "Eberswalde Citizens' Budget" procedure is simple. First of all, proposals are submitted, these are checked (costs, responsibility, feasibility) and at the end the citizens of Eberswalde vote directly. The desired proposals are then realised in the following year with the citizens' budget.

The Eberswalde Citizens' Budget thrives on the ideas and wishes of residents, which is why we welcome every suggestion that reaches us as part of the Citizens' Budget.

Suggestions can easily be made via

eMail (buergerbudget@eberswalde.de)

Telephone (03334/64-200)

Post (City of Eberswalde, Treasurer's Office, Breite Straße 41-44, 16225 Eberswalde)

Flyer (Detach the form, fill it out and send it to the above address)

or directly on the Website (Submit proposal)

be submitted. You are also welcome to come to the city administration in person and share your ideas with us (please only note the office hours).

The proposals are put to the vote, provided the criteria have been met.

When reviewing the proposals, only the criteria listed in the city of Eberswalde's participatory budgeting statutes are checked:

  • all Eberswalde residents aged 14 and over may submit proposals (and also vote on them)
  • The cut-off date for the citizens' budget is 30 June
  • the proposal must be realisable and the city of Eberswalde must be responsible
  • the costs may not exceed €15,000
  • and if the beneficiary of the proposal has already received funding from the citizens' budget, the beneficiary cannot receive funding for 3 years (with the exception of the city of Eberswalde)

Questions about the citizens' budget

The town of Eberswalde has decided to allow its residents to participate in the development of the town far beyond what is legally possible.

There is a special budget for this, which the people of Eberswalde can decide for themselves - the so-called "citizens' budget".

At least €50,000 is made available each year.

Proposals must not cost more than €10,000 so that as many ideas as possible can be realised from the budget.

Furthermore, an organisation that has received funding from the citizens' budget, for example, may not receive any more funding (from the citizens' budget) for three years.

All Eberswalde residents who are at least 14 years old. Nationality is irrelevant - all people aged 14 and over living in Eberswalde can take part.

You can submit your own proposals and also vote on them (direct democracy).

Online voting usually begins two weeks before the so-called "Decision Day" (this is the on-site voting, which traditionally takes place in September).

On Decision Day, the people of Eberswalde can decide which ideas will be supported with the funds in the coming year.

Proposals can be submitted throughout the year.

Until the 30. June proposals for the Eberswalde citizens' budget can be submitted.

However, proposals received after 1 July can only be considered for the following year. The proposals are reviewed by the specialist departments in July and August so that the votes can be held in August and September.

The easiest way is online at: www.eberswalde.de/vorschlagen

Suggestions and ideas can otherwise be submitted in writing or by telephone to the City Hall Treasurer's Office or handed in directly at the Citizen Info Centre at the entrance. Submitters should include their address and date of birth.

E-mail: buergerbudget@eberswalde.de
Phone: 03334 64 200
Fax:03334 64 - 209

City of Eberswalde
- Comptroller's office -
Breite Strasse 41 - 44
16225 Eberswalde

If you live in Eberswalde and are at least 14 years old and the city of Eberswalde is responsible for your proposal. In addition, the project must be realistically realisable and must not exceed the cost limit.

Over a third of all Brandenburg residents live in a town or municipality that also has a participatory budget or a classic participatory budget.

The Eberswalde model has been the most widely used procedure in Germany since its introduction in 2012.

Proposal for the Eberswalde citizens' budget

Ihre Daten verwenden wir ausschliesslich im Rahmen unseres Beteiligungsverfahrens "Eberswalder Bürgerbudget". Weitere Hinweise zum Datenschutz finden Sie hier.

Proposals for 2025

Here you can see all the proposals submitted so far:

  1. Subsidy for the purchase Riding equipment and the further Expansion of the system to the Marie Bigalke Horse and Riding School at the 1. FV Stahl Finow e.V.
  2. Construction of a Dog play and exercise area in Ostend
  3. Extension of the Playground at the Eichwerder Street
  4. Facility one Garden centre for allotment gardeners
  5. Construction of a legal sprayer wall in the Park at Weidendamm
  6. Subsidy for the work of the Eberswalde food bank
  7. Lighting of the Cycle path at the Altenhofer Straße in the direction of Lichterfelde/Clara-Zetkin-Siedlung
  8. Refurbishment of the Pavement in the Brachlowstraße
  9. Reduction the Speed in the Boldtstraße and Britzer Straße to 30 km/h
  10. Organisation of a "Sports carousels" for children and young people to familiarise yourself with different types of sport
  11. Refurbishment of the Pavement in the Biesenthaler Straße
  12. Refurbishment of the Surreptitious route between Coppistraße 1f and Villa Motz
  13. Youth disco in the city centre
  14. Children's playgrounds in North end refurbish
  15. Refurbishment of the Sports centre in the Alfred-Dengler-Straße
  16. Construction of a public fitness parks
  17. Rubbish bin on Forest entrances
  18. Establishment of an effective Sun protection on Toddler sandpit in the park at Weidendamm
  19. Construction of a Lighting system on Forest path between Eberswalde and Spechthausen
  20. Establishment of Sun cream dispensers on Playgrounds
  21. Grant to the AV-Legion Eberswalde e.V. for the Organisation of the association and water maintenance
  22. more Rubbish bin along the Towpath
  23. Refurbishment of the Footpath in the Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße between house numbers 25 and 35
  24. Carrying out a Cooking and baking project for Children and young people
  25. Shaping the Concrete wall at the entrance to the Clara Zetkin Estate
  26. one Clock on Marketplace
  27. Construction of a Zebra crossings at the Boldstraße
  28. Construction of a Zebra crossing on Kupferhammer way at the height of the lock
  29. Public toilets in the urban area
  30. Setting up Benches in the Zoo
  31. Refurbishment of the Erich-Steinfurt-Straße
  32. Refurbishment of the Steinfurter Straße
  33. Refurbishment of the Inner courtyards in the Steinfurter Street 3
  34. Refurbishment of the Car park the Allotment garden site Schwärzetal
  35. a Skater park near the city centre
  36. a Fitness trail in the urban area
  37. Setting up Information signs to the Leash obligation at the Märkische Heide
  38. one Book box for Finow
  39. Subsidy for the joint Leisure trip the Youth fire brigades
  40. more Benches along the Towpath in Finow
  41. Chess tables for the park at Willow dam
  42. more Benches in the Urban area
  43. Subsidy for the resulting Podcast studio to the finow Free Comprehensive School
  44. Open lift bridge" sign" at the family garden
  45. Awning for the Marketplace
  46. Benches in the Clara Zetkin Estate
  47. Fastening the Cycle path between Zoo and Brandenburg Quarter
  48. Preliminary planning for a fundamental Extension of Otto-Nuschke-Straße
  49. Grant for the purchase of a Club vehicle for the next generation of the FV Preussen Eberswalde e.V.
  50. Extension of the Trolleybus line to the Werner Forßmann Hospital
  51. Subsidy for a Honorary position to the "Waggon Comedians" e.V.
  52. Setting up Waste bin with dog waste bags in the area of Street of Peace
  53. additional Benches for the playground in the Park at Weidendamm
  54. Grant to the BV Eberswalde 99 e.V. for the purchase new jerseys the u16-Youth team
  55. Refurbishment the Ring road between house numbers 14 and 23
  56. a Drinking water dispenser for the Eberswalde Marketplace
  57. Town entrance signs on Cycle paths off the main roads
  58. better Care the Green spaces in the urban area
  59. Attachment of a Bicycle rail at the Goethe staircase
  60. Setting up Rubbish bin with dog waste bags in the area of the Drehnitzstraße
  61. Construction of a Zebra crossing at the Spechthausener Straße
  62. Facilities of a Freeletic parks in the city centre
  63. Cleaning and Care the bathing area "Little Ahlbeck"
  64. Setting up a Rubbish bins with dog faeces bags in the Brunnenstraße
  65. Extension of the Fitness equipment circle on Martin Gropius Hospital
  66. Awning for Playgrounds without shadow
  67. Conservation of the Forest area between An der Feldmark and Westendweg
  68. Restore the old Fountain on the Eberswalder Marketplace
  69. Reopening of the Eberswalde Ratskeller
  70. Subsidy for the procurement of Operational clothing to the Barnim e.V. rescue dog team
  71. Subsidy for the Design of the Outdoor area of the association Bread and Hope e.V.
  72. a Awning for the sandbox of the Day care centre "Im Zwergenland"
  73. Refurbishment of the Footpath the Schönholzer Straße from the "Waldhaus" day care centre to Hans-Marchwitza-Straße
  74. Refurbishment of the Pavement the Karl-Klay-Straße
  75. Subsidy for the purchase of Training equipment to the SV Kraft Eberswalde e.V.
  76. Labelling of the 30 km/h zone in the Jägerstrasse and the neighbouring residential area
  77. a Kneipp facility in the park at Weidendamm
  78. a Foot reflexology path in the park at Weidemdamm
  79. Rat control on Towpath between the city lock and the marina
  80. Trees for the Eberswalde Marketplace
  81. Subsidy for the School garden project to the Alnus e.V.
  82. Refurbishment of the Playground at the Wittstocker Straße
  83. more Speed monitoring in the urban area
  84. a Sandpit on Miracle circle (Schützenplatz)
  85. a Outdoor pool for the city
  86. Rubbish bin on Schützenplatz
  87. a Volleyball court in the Park at Weidendamm
  88. a Rubbish bin at the entrance to the Dr Gillwald Heights
  89. one Clock for the Bus station
  90. Benches on Oder-Havel Canal
  91. Labelling the free WLAN hotspots in the urban area
  92. Refurbishment of the Footpath in the Bergerstrasse from Wilhelmstraße to Kantstraße
  93. Toilets on Potzdamer Platz
  94. Creation of more living space for People with a low income
  95. Setting up rubbish bins with Dog waste bag dispenser in the Leibniz Quarter
  96. growing furniture in the park at Weidendamm
  97. Expansion of the Cemetery car park at the Breite Straße in the direction of the authority centre
  98. more Rubbish bin in the entire Urban area
  99. Grant for the purchase of a Club bus to the Judo Club Eberswalde e.V
  100. Installation of further Bicycle hangers in the City centre
  101. Plants instead of concrete!
  102. Game box (frisbee, table tennis, football) in the Park at Weidendamm
  103. Awning for the Playground to the Ostend Heights
  104. more Art and creative shops in Eberswalde
  105. more Schools and kindergartens in Eberswalde
  106. creative design the Eberswalde Parks
  107. Refurbishment of the Pavement the Freienwalder Straße from Waldstraße to Getränke Lehmann
  108. Restoring a barrier-free access to the Viewpoint at the Drachenkopf
  109. Refurbishment the roads Am Eichwerder and Grenzweg
  110. Clean-up campaigns in the City forest
  111. a Ball catch net and benches for the Playhouse day care centre
  112. a Drinking water dispenser for the Park at Weidendamm
  113. Construction of a public toilet in the Westendpark
  114. Construction of further Bridge platforms on Finow Canal
  115. Setting up Rubbish bin with Dog waste bag dispenser in the City centre
  116. electronic Light panel to measure the Eberswalde Cycling activity
  117. Play bags for families in the Clara Zetkin Estate
  118. Establishment of a Pedestrian crossing about the Lessingstraße to the park at Weidendamm
  119. Stationary Speed control (speed camera) in the Lessingstrasse and Brunnenstrasse
  120. clearer Demarcation of the Bicycle lane the Railway road from Kupferhammerweg in the direction of Finow
  121. one Boules court/Boccia on Karl-Marx-Platz
  122. Deposit bottle rings for waste containers in the Parks and to the Hiking trails
  123. Grant to the SV Motor Eberswalde e.V. for the Sports for children, young people and senior citizens and investments in sports facilities
  124. Reconstruction of the Staircase between Eichwerder Straße and Hausberg
  125. Refurbishment of the Pavement in the Sloe path in Tornow
  126. a Playground with water feature in the Brassworks estate
  127. Subsidy for the purchase of standardised Jerseys to the 1. SV Eberswalde
  128. Bicycle service stations in the urban area (self-help with tools and air pump)
  129. Increase in the Children's book department in the City library Eberswalde
  130. Climbing and sliding facilities for small children on the Playground at the Hohenfinower Straße
  131. Setting up Speed display boards on Kupferhammerweg (on both sides)
  132. Wooden playhouses for the day care centre "An der Zaubernuss"
  133. Establishment of a Social artist-Job at Finow primary school
  134. The Safe Bank - a place for everyone
  135. one Table tennis table for Karl-Marx-Platz
  136. Grant for the construction of the Community centre to the neighbourhood association Finow e.V.
  137. Traffic-calmed area in Friedrich- Ebert-Straße
  138. more Playground equipment for the park at Weidendamm
  139. one Space for young people in the city centre
  140. Playgrounds maintain and renew
  141. Grant to the Job Centre Eberswalde
  142. Projects for Integration of migrants

Evaluation

Since the 5th Eberswalde Citizens' Budget, the evaluation has been updated annually.

Here you can find the current version (PDF):

Evaluation (as of January 2023)