BROOKLYN — A machine to keep Prospect Park's lake clean and scum-free and a teen space in the Carroll Gardens library were picked as some of the winners of this year's participatory budgeting process.
The winners were chosen after more than 3,000 people voted throughout the district, Councilman Brad Lander announced Wednesday.
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— Brad Lander (@bradlander) April 14, 2016
Residents throughout District 39, which includes Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Kensington and Gowanus, chose their favorite projects and decided how to spend $1.5 million of Lander's discretionary dollars.
Out of 13 projects, eight were selected for funding.
The new "Lake Mess Monster" at $140,000 for Prospect Park came in first place with 1,692 votes.
The machine will help keep the park's lake clean and prevent green scum from forming on the surface, John Jordan, the Prospect Park Alliance's director of landscape management previously told DNAinfo.
Coming in second, Prospect Park will also get five new water fountains that won't freeze in the winter at $175,000. In third, 12 new bus clocks will be installed on the B67 and B69 routes for $240,000.
The public dollars will also fund a "teen space" in the mezzanine floor of the Carroll Gardens library with new furniture, lighting and electric outlets at $350,000.
Here are the other four winning capital projects in District 39 this year:
► $105,000 for a portable laptop lab for West Brooklyn Community High School
► $150,000 for three mobile art studios in Gowanus
► $150,000 to install a curb extension at Carroll and Court streets near Carroll Park
► $200,000 to retrofit 75 auditorium lights at P.S. 282
This year, Lander allocated $50,000 to fund small-scale improvements, known as "expense" projects. These projects primarily differed from capital projects as being cheaper and short-term improvements.
Three winners were chosen in the expense ballot:
► $25,000 for translation equipment at five multilingual schools, including P.S. 130, P.S. 131 and M.S. 839
► $5,000 for musical instruments at three senior centers, including Eileen Dugan Senior Citizen Center
► $24,000 for overnight library book drops at branches in Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace and Borough Park
