‘Seocho Top 10 News’ No.1: Promulgation of the Seocho-gu Waste Ordinance Amendment

2nd Place Paradigm Shift in Childcare! Easing Admission Waitlists and Capturing Parent Satisfaction! 'Seocho-Style Shared Daycare Expansion'... 3rd Place Cutting-Edge Facilities for 4th Industrial Revolution Experiences in Children & Youth Specialized Libraries! Construction of Seocho-Style Public Libraries by Region Including 'Seocho Youth Library'... ▲Seocho Untact Cultural Life & Education ▲Yangjae-dong Entire Area Designated No-Smoking Zone ▲Seocho (S) Quarantine Leading Korea (K) Prevention ▲'Seocho Me2 Direct Center' Opened ▲'Seoripul Saem' ▲Proactive Fever Monitoring AI Robot Introduced ▲Seocho-Origin Youth Basic Income

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seocho-gu (Mayor Eunhee Jo) conducted an online vote to select the ‘Top 10 Seocho News’ most loved by residents among various projects throughout the year, choosing 10 projects directly selected by the residents.

The first place was awarded to the ‘Seocho-gu Tax Ordinance Amendment Announcement’ for property tax reduction. The ordinance amendment reduces the property tax portion by half for single households with one house valued under 900 million KRW. It received the most votes as an effort to ease the burden on residents facing the dual hardships of COVID-19 and heavy taxation.

Following in second place was the expansion of the Seocho-type Shared Daycare Centers. Seocho-type Shared Daycare Centers are the nation’s first childcare system that groups 3 to 7 national/public and private daycare centers by district into one community to raise local children together. Last year, a pilot operation began targeting four daycare centers in the Seocho district, reducing the number of infants on waiting lists by more than 100 and improving the imbalance between admission waiting and childcare supply. Based on clear results and parental satisfaction, within just one year of the pilot project, more than 50% of all daycare centers in the district participated, marking a great achievement.

The third place went to the construction of district-based Seocho-type public libraries, including the ‘Seocho Youth Library.’ The Seocho Youth Library is a state-of-the-art children and youth specialized library equipped with materials for utilizing and experiencing the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It will be a space where children and youth can access quality books and experience future changes while nurturing their dreams and talents.

Meanwhile, next year, the ‘Bangbae Forest Library’ will open, completing the establishment of district public libraries in Banpo, Seocho, Bangbae, Yangjae, and Naegok areas.

Other projects following included ▲ Seocho Untact Cultural Life & Education ▲ Designation of the entire Yangjae-dong area as a non-smoking zone ▲ Seocho (S) Quarantine leading Korea (K) quarantine ▲ Opening of ‘Seocho Me2 Direct Center’ ▲ ‘Seoripul Saem’ ▲ Introduction of proactive fever monitoring AI robots ▲ Seocho-originated Youth Basic Income Policy Experiment.

Seocho-gu Mayor Eunhee Jo said, “This year was very difficult due to COVID-19, but thanks to the cooperation and support of 450,000 Seocho residents, we were able to achieve success in various fields. Going forward, we will continue to carry out administration that serves residents’ daily lives so that the precious taxes of residents are not wasted and living in Seocho becomes a source of pride.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.