Why Is Jung-gu, Seoul Committed to Creating Clean Green Restrooms 365 Days a Year?

Daesan Children's Park Restroom in Jung-gu Remodeled for Comfort... Park and Restroom Maintenance Managed by Community Center for Prompt Local Service

Seoyangho, the Jongno District Mayor, is inspecting the interior of the restroom at Dasan Children's Park after remodeling.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jung-gu, Seoul (Mayor Seoyangho) has remodeled the restrooms at Dasan Children's Park into a clean and hygienic space.

The 55㎡ interior space was brightened by increasing the lighting and using materials with a wooden texture to create a bright image. The goal is to break the prejudice that public restrooms are unhygienic and to make the public restrooms used by residents as clean as their own home restrooms.

Dasan Children's Park (123-1 Sindang-dong, Jung-gu) is a resting place frequently used by local residents of all ages. The park's restrooms are open restrooms, and since they are frequently used not only by local residents but also by passersby, if management is neglected even slightly, they quickly become dirty.

Since January last year, the district established a community office and transferred the management of parks and restrooms, which was previously handled by the district office, to the local community center. The purpose is to directly collect residents' opinions from the closest location and provide prompt public services. The remodeled Dasan Children's Park will also be managed by the Sindang 5-dong Community Center.

The Sindang 5-dong Community Center plans to continuously inspect and manage Dasan Children's Park nearby and operate a park management committee, a resident council, to create a pleasant neighborhood environment together with the residents.

Mayor Seoyangho said, "Since my inauguration, most residents I met while walking to work wanted solutions to everyday problems such as cleaning, park management, and parking issues," adding, "This year, we will focus on daily district administration and carefully attend to areas closely related to residents' lives."

The district has designated the Dasan Children's Park restroom as the first 365-day clean Green Restroom and is reviewing plans to promote the second and third locations. To realize daily district administration, it will identify and improve residents' inconveniences from the front lines.

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