Mapo-gu Accelerates Transition to 'Green City'... Subsidies Up to 15 Million KRW Provided

Unused land, alleys, schools, and green spaces within apartments can be transformed into gardens... Apply to Mapo-gu Office Park and Greenery Division by February 19, final selection on March 15

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) is accepting applications for the '2021 Citizen-led Urban Greening Resident Proposal Project,' aimed at spreading a resident-driven garden culture where residents plant and cultivate flowers and trees in their surrounding living spaces, until the 19th of this month.

The citizen-led urban greening resident proposal project is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's 'Seoul, Blooming with Flowers' campaign. It supports residents throughout Mapo-gu?including neighborhood alleys, apartments, commercial areas, and schools?to plant flowers and trees and create gardens by providing greening materials and subsidies.

The support project consists of two main categories: greening materials support and subsidy support.

In the greening materials category, flowers, trees, fertilizers, and other greening materials are supported up to 2 million KRW per site. In the subsidy support category, material costs and project execution expenses are supported from 5 million KRW up to a maximum of 15 million KRW per site (with a principle of at least 10% self-funding).

Residents wishing to participate must form a community of five or more members and submit the completed application form, downloaded from the Seoul Metropolitan Government or Mapo-gu websites, by visiting or mailing it to the Mapo-gu Office’s Parks and Greenery Division by February 19.

Project selection will be finalized on March 15 after a first on-site inspection by the Mapo-gu Parks and Greenery Division and a review by the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s selection committee.

Last year, 56 groups applied, and a total of 28 groups were finally selected.

Among them, 26 groups were selected for the greening materials support category, and 2 groups for the subsidy support category. With a budget of 78 million KRW, 344 community residents planted 16,506 trees including king cherry trees, creating a 12,000㎡ resident garden.

These efforts by the district were further recognized by winning the Grand Prize (5 million KRW) and Excellence Award (3 million KRW) in the private cooperation category of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s '2020 Green City Seoul Awards.'

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “I hope that through the voluntary participation of residents, living spaces throughout Mapo-gu will be transformed into beautiful gardens, increasing green spaces where neighbors can share joy and communicate together.”

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