Daejeon City Accelerates Outline and Promotion of 'Gapcheon Lake Park' Development

Aerial view of the basic plan for Ecological Lake Park. Provided by Daejeon City.

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City has finalized the development plan for Gapcheon Lake Park and plans to accelerate the project.

On the 9th, the city announced that it has prepared a basic concept plan to develop the lake park within the Doan Gapcheon district’s waterfront area as a "people-centered ecological lake park."

Previously, the city formed a public-private consultative body to create the lake park and held 15 meetings. It also gathered citizens' opinions through the Daejeon City Hall online platform and public forums.

During this process, 1,778 people submitted 3,189 opinions at the Daejeon City Hall public forum, demonstrating strong public interest in the lake park development.

In particular, the city reflected the strong voices calling for the creation of a natural ecological lake park and minimizing artificial facilities in the consultative body’s discussions.

Most notably, based on big data analysis showing many concerns about the installation of facilities such as rice paddy experience zones, camping sites, and sports facilities, the city explained that it decided to minimize the scale of these facilities or convert them into open spaces focused on citizens’ rest areas, participatory gardens, and green spaces.

Conversely, the city plans to expand the area of various themed play spaces, landscaping, and functional green plantings.

The city intends to complete administrative procedures such as obtaining approval for changes to the Ministry of Environment’s implementation plan based on the development plan reflecting citizens’ opinions, thereby speeding up the park’s construction.

Jung Hae-gyo, Director of the Autonomy and Decentralization Bureau of Daejeon City, said, “A platform where many people could empathize and discuss was created through the Daejeon City Hall online platform. The city will continue to gather vivid opinions from citizens and create forums to discover policies needed by the public.”

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