Seongbuk-gu Donam 1-dong Takes First Step Toward Resident Forum for Community Assembly

The 1st Resident Assembly Planned and Executed by Residents Fulfills Its Role as a Genuine Forum for Resident Deliberation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The Donam 1-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee in Seongbuk-gu recently completed the advance voting for prioritizing the 2022 implementation projects.

The advance voting, held over four days from June 10 to 13, was conducted both on-site and online, with a total of 706 participants recorded.

The high participation rate in this advance voting was largely due to the efforts of the Donam 1-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee. During the advance voting period, 49 committee members took turns being present at the voting sites to encourage and promote resident participation.

Living up to the catchphrase "Residents' autonomy that shares and discusses various local issues with residents and establishes and decides autonomy plans," the Residents' Autonomy Committee and residents directly proposed and discussed plans, serving as a genuine public forum to decide the residents' autonomy plans to be implemented next year.

A total of nine implementation projects were gathered through resident proposals in Donam 1-dong, and residents selected the priority of these projects by participating in the voting process.

The nine proposed implementation projects are as follows:

▲ Discovery of 2022 implementation agendas and residents' general assembly ▲ Anabada (a sharing and recycling campaign) ▲ Zero Plastic Village ▲ Fair Trade Campaign with Faces ▲ Safety through Knowledge ▲ A Walk Around Our Neighborhood ▲ Our Neighborhood Farmer's Diary ▲ I am a Donam 1-dong Resident ▲ Mia-ri Gogae Village Festival.

The advance voting results were finalized at the residents' general assembly on June 15, with the "2022 Implementation Agenda Discovery and Residents' General Assembly" project selected as the top priority, receiving 473 votes (67%) out of 706 total votes.

The ranking of other projects is as follows: ▲ Mia-ri Gogae Village Festival (51%) ▲ Anabada (Promoting the Residents' Autonomy Committee) (32%) ▲ I am a Donam 1-dong Resident (31%) ▲ Zero Plastic Village, Donam 1-dong (28%) ▲ Safety through Knowledge (28%) ▲ A Walk Around Our Neighborhood (27%) ▲ Our Neighborhood Farmer's Diary (18%) ▲ Fair Trade Campaign with Faces (15%).

Ahn Jaeheon, chairman of the Donam 1-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee, said, "The advance voting results show the high interest of local residents in environmental issues and the importance of planning a village festival for residents' harmony. As a resident of Donam 1-dong, I believe that the Residents' Autonomy Committee will become a cornerstone for stronger local autonomy and decentralization. I urge the 15,000 residents to participate in the residents' general assembly and exercise their rights as direct decision-makers of village policies and budgets."

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