Gwangyang-si Accelerates Creation of Living Parks to Improve Residential Conditions

All-Out Effort to Secure National and Local Government Budget through Interdepartmental Collaboration

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City announced on the 24th that it is promoting the Seonghwang Neighborhood Park development project in response to the increasing demand for leisure activities in the ‘Work-Life Balance (WLB) era’ that values the balance between work and life.

The scale of the Seonghwang Neighborhood Park development project is 520,000㎡, with a total project cost of 92 billion KRW (compensation 65.7 billion, construction 23 billion, others 3.3 billion). Compensation for the incorporated land began in 2016, and 95% of the compensation has been completed to date.

Since 2019, project funds have been gradually invested, and currently, earthworks and some structural works are underway. Facilities such as approximately 8 km of walking trails (including plazas and rest shelters), 1,101 parking spaces, and pedestrian overpasses are being constructed, with completion targeted for the second half of next year.

The city plans to classify the park facilities into natural waterfront spaces, community sports spaces, and healing spaces to provide family-friendly resting areas within the urban area. It will select relevant departments according to the nature of the project and secure national and local government budgets through interdepartmental collaboration.

To secure next year’s central government budget, the Environment Department is promoting the Ministry of Environment’s ecological forest restoration project in the natural waterfront space, while the Sports Department is advancing the construction of a gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis courts, futsal courts, and inline skating rink under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the community sports space.

Additionally, the Parks Department is making every effort to secure the budget for the Korea Forest Service’s children’s forest experience center and forest trail walking path projects in the healing space.

Jung Sang-beom, Director of the Parks Department, said, “In line with the WLB era, we will enable citizens to enjoy nature and various recreational activities in their daily lives,” adding, “We will create a vibrant city image and enhance citizen satisfaction to improve the residential environment of Gwangyang City.”

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