Suncheon-si Nagan-myeon Residents' Autonomy Association Successfully Holds First Residents' General Assembly

Village Projects Directly Voted by Residents, Receiving Strong Support and Interest from the Community

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] On the 30th, the Nak-an-myeon Residents' Autonomy Committee (Chairman Hwang Gyu-kyung) of Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced that it held the '1st Nak-an-myeon Residents' General Assembly' on the 27th.

The Residents' General Assembly is a meeting where residents propose village projects and share the proposed projects to vote and decide. In Nak-an-myeon, voting was conducted on 2 resident tax return projects, 35 small-scale facility projects, and 10 capacity-building projects.

Considering the spread of COVID-19 and the high elderly population in the villages, a preliminary briefing session (pre-voting) was held by visiting 36 villages over four days from the 17th to the 20th, prior to the Residents' General Assembly (on-site voting).

Despite being the first Residents' General Assembly, residents showed great enthusiasm for directly voting on village projects, and even children showed interest in the village projects, resulting in a high voter turnout of 21% of the entire Nak-an-myeon population due to residents' interest and participation.

The projects selected through the Residents' General Assembly will proceed to next year's projects after a review process.

Hwang Gyu-kyung, Chairman of the Nak-an-myeon Autonomy Committee, said, "Thanks to the interest and participation of many residents, we were able to successfully conclude the first Residents' General Assembly of Nak-an-myeon Residents' Autonomy Committee. I thank all Nak-an residents and will do my best to promote the selected village projects."

Jeong Yu-jin, Head of Nak-an-myeon, stated, "We will spare no active support to ensure that the village projects selected through direct resident participation are successfully implemented."

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