[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City Dong-gu (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 23rd that Gyelim 2-dong recently created a resident participation garden called ‘Hwaltjak Village’ in an area with habitual illegal dumping of garbage.

The area is a vacant lot located in a densely populated residential area, which had long been an eyesore due to habitual illegal dumping of trash and foul odors, causing passersby to frown.

The creation of ‘Hwaltjak Village’ involved the Gyelim 2-dong Resource Circulation Village Residents’ Council (Chairman Kim Gyeon-ok), the neighborhood association, the residents’ autonomy committee, and the Saemaeul Association members, who planted about 1,000 flowers including 300 pansies, 120 azaleas, and 100 marguerites donated by residents, adding special meaning.

Designated as a resource circulation village this year, Gyelim 2-dong plans to expand fragrant resident participation gardens throughout the village to create a “clean and pleasant living environment.”

Kang Young-sook, head of Gyelim 2-dong, said, “Gyelim 2-dong was designated as a resource circulation village this year,” adding, “We will make it a clean and beautiful place through resource circulation policies practiced steadily in daily life.”

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