The platform, named “Be Heard Helena”, features select city projects that are seeking public participation as part of a decision-making process. The public can access the Be Heard Helena site on a computer or mobile device. The City Manager says the platform was initially created to encourage Helena residents to get involved with the fiscal year 2022 budget planning process.

“Be Heard Helena is a platform for us to collect information and share, not only the kinds of work we’ve been doing on the strategic plan, but also asking key questions like, what do you think of seeing safe community ideas as a priority for the community,” says Rachel Harlow-Schalk, Helena’s City Manager. “These are some of the activities that the commission is looking at, are these the right ones? What are the ones you think need to be asked?”