A Boston city councilor bashed a plan from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's administration to potentially give children power in deciding budgeting priorities, according to a recent report. "During this time of great fiscal uncertainty … now more than ever, it is critical that we show the taxpayers of Boston that we take our financial responsibilities seriously," Flynn Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn wrote in a letter, according to the
Boston Herald. "Allowing children to decide the usage of taxpayer dollars would do just the opposite, and be viewed as tone-deaf, unserious and wholly inappropriate by my constituents."Flynn's attacks were aimed at Boston's new participatory budgeting process, which is designed to be inclusive of all residents, even children as young as 11 years old, according to the Herald. While the measure was first approved in 2021, residents will be able to start the process in July.
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