Brooklyn’s Community Board 4 is changing the way they handle their contribution to New York City’s long and complex budget process, creating a series of short surveys they’re hoping will engage the interest and knowledge of their roughly 130,000 residents. Every summer, the city’s community boards are responsible for assessing the financial needs of their districts and submitting their budget requests and priorities to the Mayor’s Office of Budget and Management by the end of October. There are 59 community boards across the city, each with their own method for assessing their community’s needs, but a few things are the same. Each board is required to have a public meeting about the …