Mayor Lee Yong-seop: "Creating a 'Livable Gwangju' Based on Integrated Care in Seo-gu"

The Fifth 'Policy Field Dialogue' Held

On the afternoon of the 16th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the 'Policy Field Dialogue with Seo-gu Residents' held at the Bityeoulchae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in Seo-gu, discussing cooperation plans regarding residents' suggestions. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, held the fifth autonomous district relay on-site dialogue on the 16th at the Seogu Bityeoulchae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center.

On this day, after touring the knitting workshop on the first floor of the welfare center and the AI intelligent care project site on the second floor, the dialogue was held at the Bityeoulchae Comprehensive Social Welfare Center with about 30 Seogu residents attending under the theme of ‘Community Integrated Care.’

At the meeting, residents made requests including ▲extension of the Seogu Integrated Care Promotion Team temporary organization ▲budget support for the community integrated care pilot project ▲housing support for the creation of senior care safe housing ▲expansion of AI care households ▲establishment of Mom’s Embrace childcare facilities ▲support for the green remodeling project of Chipyeong-dong Administrative Welfare Center public building ▲budget support for the construction of Seogu Complex Community Center ▲additional project budget support for the installation of Bongbong Bridge (pedestrian bridge) in Balsan Village, Yang 3-dong.

Mayor Lee said, “Seogu is the only district in Gwangju selected as a pilot organization for the community integrated care project led by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, establishing a foundation where any resident can spend their old age healthily without being marginalized. Based on this foundation, we will actively support adding AI care-type programs to create a ‘Gwangju good for having and raising children’ and a ‘Gwangju good to live in.’”

Gwangju City decided to actively pursue continuous national funding requests in line with the government’s plan to expand the integrated care project budget support proposed that day.

Regarding housing support for the creation of senior care safe housing, Gwangju City will reflect this in the facility improvement project targeting elderly and vulnerable residents living in permanent rental housing within the city, and plans to improve facilities in Bityeoulchae Apartments to make them comfortable for elderly residents.

For the construction project of the Seogu Complex Community Center, since landfill waste was discovered on the project site during the process aimed at alleviating cultural facility use inconvenience for residents of Kumho, Pungam, and Yeomju areas, additional project funds will be invested to proceed.

In addition, regarding support for the green remodeling project of the Chipyeong-dong Administrative Welfare Center public building, if Seogu secures the land, Gwangju City plans to apply it as a target for support in the construction and remodeling of a resident community center as part of the local community project.

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