Seattle Parks and Rec opens community voting for the Park CommUNITY Fund

If you had $5.2 million to spend on local parks, how would you use it? It might sound like a hypothetical,

but it’s no joke.

Seattle Parks and Recreation has opened voting for its Park CommUNITY Fund , a pilot program allowing residents to help prioritize what parks-related projects get financial support. In April, residents submitted 240 ideas about ways this year’s allocated $5.2 million could be spent to better the community.

Now, the parks department wants the community to decide which projects — ranging from inclusive restrooms to improved basketball courts — will move forward through its voting system.

The online ballots are open until Saturday, August 31.