Yongin City Invests 5.1 Billion KRW in National Funds to 'Improve' 11 Urban Parks

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will invest 5.1 billion KRW of national and provincial funds to improve the landscape and maintain walking trails, enhancing 11 urban parks.

Yongin City will first invest 1.7 billion KRW in maintenance projects for four locations: Dongcheon Sports Park, Giheung Reservoir, Suji Sports Park, and Sanggal Children's Park.

The city will invest 700 million KRW to build an indoor badminton court at Dongcheon Sports Park, and 400 million KRW at Giheung Reservoir to remove old wooden decks and repave the walking trail section from Yongin Rowing Stadium to Gongsecheon Stream.

At Sanggal Children's Park and Suji Sports Park, 300 million KRW each will be invested to replace old playground equipment and plant vegetation to enhance the surrounding landscape.

Along with special local government grants, the city will allocate 3.4 billion KRW of Gyeonggi Province’s special adjustment funds to Giheung Lake Mulbit Garden, Sosilbong Neighborhood Park, Baegam Small Park, Gwana Children's Park’s resident-participation playground, Hamyangji No. 4, Mujigae Neighborhood Park, and Jungmal Children's Park.

At Mulbit Garden, created on the second landfill site of Giheung Reservoir, 1 billion KRW will be invested to sow rapeseed flower seeds over an area of 31,000㎡ to create a rapeseed flower landscape complex and to build a 230m-long ecological pond.

At Hamyangji No. 4 in Dongbaek-dong, Giheung-gu, which was the subject of an online citizen petition, 500 million KRW will be invested to create a 650m circular walking trail including a wooden bridge.

Additionally, the city will spend 500 million KRW to create a resident-participation playground at Gwana Children's Park, 500 million KRW for the redevelopment of Mujigae Neighborhood Park in Jukjeon-dong, and 400 million KRW to build an observation deck in Sosilbong Neighborhood Park.

Baegam Small Park and Jungmal Children's Park will receive 300 million KRW and 200 million KRW respectively for maintenance of aging facilities and paving work.

A city official stated, "We plan to continue securing national and provincial funds to reduce the city's financial burden while maintaining parks that satisfy citizens. We will also continuously expand green spaces in the city to match an eco-friendly ecological city."

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