Ponta Delgada residents vote on 16 participatory budget projects until 5 December

The public vote on Ponta Delgada's Participatory Budget 2026/2027 is open and runs until 5 December. There are 16 projects on the ballot, spread across the municipality's parishes and covering public spaces, school facilities, sports facilities and leisure areas. Each can be carried out for up to 50,000 euros.

• São Pedro: refurbishing the Laranjeiras sports court, and drinking fountains across the parish
• Livramento: a mini adventure park in the school playground
• Ginetes: a tent, tables and benches for Lugar da Várzea
• Mosteiros: a picnic park
• Sete Cidades: an outdoor gym
• Ajuda da Bretanha: improvements to the school playing field
• São Vicente Ferreira: play and recreation equipment for the parish schools
• Fajã de Cima: a partial roof over the central stand of the playing field, and the rehabilitation of Largo Professor Humberto Serpa
• Fajã de Baixo: a dog park, and paving for Praceta das Torres do Loreto
• São Sebastião: better accessibility on Rua do Castilho
• São José: work on the Oficina do Largo Mártires da Pátria
• Relva: refurbishing the Jardim do Monte Velho
• Arrifes: refurbishing the Jardim D. Leonor Afonso
• Santa Clara: refurbishing the playground of the Ramalho primary school and kindergarten

Anyone can vote in person in their parish, by free SMS or on the participatory budget website. According to Correio dos Açores, the SMS number is 4902 and the website, op.cm-pontadelgada.pt, requires registration. Voters aged 16 to 18 can only vote in person and must bring their Citizen Card. Each participant must vote for two projects in different parishes, or the vote is not valid.

The participatory budget is deliberative. Anyone aged 16 or over can submit, debate, prioritise and vote on proposals, and the municipality carries out the projects chosen.

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