Gwanak-gu, 2021 Apartment Community Revitalization Project Contest

Starting This Year, 'Essential Projects Related to Apartment Complex Issues' and 'Unique Projects for Individual Complexes' Will Be Carried Out

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is publicly recruiting for the 2021 'Apartment Community Activation Project' to foster a residential community culture that communicates and coexists with neighbors and to prevent conflicts and disputes in advance.

The Apartment Community Activation Project is a program where residents within apartment complexes take the lead in discovering and proposing community programs that enable communication with neighbors, receive support after the district's project review.

Last year, the district supported a total of 24 million KRW for 29 projects across 6 complexes, and has been steadily conducting the project since 2011 to create a 'better apartment living culture'.

Any program planned by residents to activate the community is eligible for proposal. Especially, from this year, a 'mandatory project' related to apartment issues proposed by the district has been added.

The mandatory projects include choosing one from ▲Transparent PET bottle separate collection campaign ▲Food waste reduction campaign ▲Regular apartment lights-off events ▲Resident conflict resolution projects such as noise between floors and smoking ▲Firefighting and fire prevention education.

Additionally, at least one project reflecting the 'complex's uniqueness' must be included to form a sustainable community through 'distinctive projects' unique to each complex.

Each complex can apply for up to 4 projects, including one mandatory project and one reflecting the complex's uniqueness, and selected projects will receive support ranging from 1 million to a maximum of 8 million KRW.

The application target is a total of 119 apartment complexes (48,594 households) located in Gwanak-gu, and applications can be submitted from February 23 to March 26.

To apply, check the '2021 Apartment Community Activation Project Announcement' on the Gwanak-gu Office website (News & Notices → Notices & Announcements), fill out the application form jointly in the names of the Residents' Representative Meeting, Community Activation Group, and Management Entity, and submit it in person to the Housing Division of Gwanak-gu Office.

Meanwhile, from this year, to discover new complexes, the district has set criteria such as differential self-payment ratios based on continuous participation training and restrictions on project selection. Considering the sustainability of proposed projects and resident participation, the support recipients will be selected through the 'Subsidy Deliberation Committee' review in April.

Mayor Park Jun-hee stated, "These days, opportunities to communicate with neighbors have decreased due to COVID-19. We hope that discovering mandatory projects to solve apartment issues and distinctive projects that reflect the uniqueness of each complex will create opportunities to build empathy with neighbors and strengthen community awareness."

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