Changwon-si to Build 'Resident Community Center' on Former Water Supply Pumping Station Site

Mayor Heo Seong-mu of Changwon is visiting the Yeojwa-dong Community Center to encourage local operators. (Photo by Changwon City Hall)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Changwon City, Gyeongnam announced on the 23rd that it has invested a budget of 750 million KRW to build a community center in the area of 96-14, Yeoja-dong, Jinhae-gu, where the 'Blossom Yeoja Project' is underway.

The Yeoja-dong Community Center was built on the site formerly used as a water supply pumping station, with a total area of 341.16㎡ and two floors above ground. Facilities such as a shared workshop, book cafe, and multipurpose room will be operated to revitalize the local community.

The community center plans to be operated under a private consignment system that combines profit-making businesses such as a village cafe without city budget support, to ensure sustainable facility management led directly by residents. The operating entity will be the 'Yeoja Village Community,' composed of members of the residents' council who have participated in the Blossom Yeoja Project so far, and consulting is currently underway to establish a social cooperative.

On the morning of the 21st, Changwon Mayor Heo Seong-mu visited the community center to check the progress of the project and told the officials, "Please make efforts so that this can become a self-sustaining hub facility led by residents without relying on the city."

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