Cuenca Starts Citizen Assemblies for the 2027 Budget Next Week

Cuenca is starting its citizen assemblies for the 2027 participatory budget.

The Municipality announced meetings with representatives of the city's 15 urban parishes. The goal is to collect local needs and use them to shape the 2027 budget priorities.

The meetings will take place during June and July.

First Meeting: Yanuncay

The first assembly is scheduled for Monday, June 29, at 18:30.

That meeting is for residents of Yanuncay and will be held at the EMOV EP auditorium in the Misicata sector.

The Schedule So Far

The schedule continues like this:

Most assemblies will be held in community houses starting at 18:30.

Why It Matters

This is one of the more practical ways neighborhood priorities can enter the city's planning process.

Municipal governance director Monica Vargas said these spaces are meant for social organizations, guilds and collectives to express needs and propose priorities for next year's budget planning.

For expats who own property, rent long-term or care about neighborhood-level issues, the useful takeaway is simple: if your parish is on the schedule, this is the formal channel for raising local priorities before the 2027 budget is built.