Gwanak-gu '2022 Resident Participation Budget Project' Contest

2022 Resident Participation Budget of 1.7 Billion Won... Regular Applications Open Until April 30... Promotion Using Village Buses and Consulting Team Operation to Expand Resident Participation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is conducting the 'Resident Participatory Budget Project Regular Public Contest' for the 2022 resident participatory budget allocation until April 30.

The 'Resident Participatory Budget Project' is a system where residents directly propose and review projects to participate in the budget allocation process. The district has confirmed the scale of the resident participatory budget for the next year at 1.7 billion KRW and expanded the participation budget limit per neighborhood from 20 million KRW to 30 million KRW to revitalize neighborhood meetings.

The contest fields include all areas related to residents' lives, such as improving resident inconveniences or enhancing resident benefits, and only one-year projects are allowed. District-proposed projects covering two or more neighborhoods can propose up to 200 million KRW, and neighborhood projects covering one neighborhood can propose up to 10 million KRW.

Submitted project proposals will be first selected through the review of the 'Resident Participatory Budget Committee and Neighborhood Meetings,' then finally selected in September through online resident voting and adjustment council deliberations. After budget allocation and review and approval by the district council, the projects will be reflected and promoted in the 2022 budget.

The district is strengthening offline promotional methods such as posting banners and utilizing four village bus routes to enhance publicity within residents' daily lives so that more residents can participate in the resident participatory budget project contest.

Additionally, to support residents' project proposals, a consulting group composed of private experts on resident participatory budgeting will be pilot-operated. During the contest period, the consulting group will provide guidance on proposal writing methods, project concretization, and detailed execution plan supplementation via phone and email.

Anyone who is a resident of Gwanak-gu can propose projects, and workers, students, or organizations located in Gwanak-gu can also apply.

Residents who wish to participate can directly propose through 'Online Gwanakcheong' or apply by visiting, fax, mail, or email. For more details, contact the Public-Private Cooperation Division of Gwanak-gu Office.

Meanwhile, last year, the district selected 47 projects through the resident participatory budget, including ▲ installation of traffic safety facilities in school zones ▲ rebirth of Baeksul Children's Park ▲ installation of heated seats at bus stops, allocating a total budget of 1.6501 billion KRW to promote these projects.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “We ask for fresh ideas and active participation in discovering projects to resolve residents' community inconveniences and long-standing issues and to enhance resident benefits. We will listen carefully to the diverse voices of residents and create a Gwanak where true participatory democracy is realized by promoting projects together.”

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