Hohen Neuendorf: Citizens have decided! Projects for 2026 have been confirmed!

Hohen Neuendorf: Citizens have decided! Projects for 2026 have been confirmed!

The Hohen Neuendorf participatory budget for 2025 has been completed and the results are promising! On November 27, 2025, the city council unanimously approved the 14 best-placed projects, which are now to be implemented with a total budget of 200,000 euros from 2026. A total of 569 citizens took part in the vote and cast their votes for the proposals, which were assessed by the city administration for their feasibility. In addition to digital votes, on-site meetings in all four districts and flyers distributed to all households invited citizens to contribute their opinions and ideas. This shows the population's great interest in helping to shape their city. Hohen-Neuendorf.de reports that the guidelines for participatory budgeting also played a crucial role this year.

With 52 proposals submitted for the 2025 participatory budget, the topics of sport, children and youth, the environment and more are very popular. Residents were able to submit their ideas, and after the voting period ended on September 24, 2025, the proposals were evaluated. It quickly became clear who exactly had the best ideas. The projects that received the most approval include, among other things, the construction of weatherproof bus shelters at the railway barrier in Borgsdorf, the roofing of the Bergfelde sports park and the construction of a cemetery.

Selected projects in detail

• Wartehäuschen in Borgsdorf – 252 Stimmen
• Überdachung für den Sportpark Bergfelde – 141 Stimmen
• Friedwald – 128 Stimmen
• Waldspielplatz/Skaterpark Bergfelde – 114 Stimmen
• Sauberkeit durch mehr Mülleimer – 100 Stimmen
• Wasserspielplatz in Niederheide – 88 Stimmen
• Trinkwasserbrunnen – 88 Stimmen
• Bienenfreundliche Grünanlagen – 81 Stimmen
• Kletterpark für Hohen Neuendorf – 81 Stimmen
• Nistkästen und Fledermausbehausungen – 79 Stimmen
• Lego/Robotik für Kinder – 76 Stimmen
• Spielplatz in der Lehnitzstraße – 76 Stimmen
• Mähen nach Ökostandards – 43 Stimmen
• Keine Blumenampeln mehr – 36 Stimmen

The city administration was pleased with the lively participation and would like to thank everyone involved for their commitment. It shows how important it is for citizens to help shape their community. Participatory budgeting in Hohen Neuendorf has been a proven instrument of direct citizen participation since 2014 and has already produced over 90 projects in recent years Buergerfinanz.de.

An important step for citizen participation

Participatory budgeting is not only an opportunity for participation, but also a sign of transparency and communication between the city administration and the citizens. The decisive topics and suggestions can be submitted all year round by residents, regardless of their age - the next deadline is May 12, 2025. Participatory budgeting therefore not only promotes a diversity of ideas, but also a sense of community and identification with one's own community Wikipedia.

All in all, participatory budgeting is a real success model that shows how committed the community in Hohen Neuendorf is and how much potential there is in direct citizen participation. We are excited about the implementation of the projects and the positive changes they will bring with them!