Gwangju Dong-gu Opens 'Dongmyeong Eoullim Center' in Urban Regeneration New Deal Area

Gwangju Dong-gu (Mayor Im Taek) is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the Dongmyeong Eoullim Center in the Dongmyeong-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal area. Photo by Dong-gu Office.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Hyung-joo] Dong-gu, Gwangju (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 15th that it held an opening ceremony for the residents' complex communication space, ‘Dongmyeong Eoullim Center,’ in the Dongmyeong-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal area on the 14th.

The event was held with the attendance of Dong-gu Mayor Im Taek, city and district council members, and members of the Dongmyeong-dong Residents' Council.

‘Dongmyeong Eoullim Center’ was created as a resident complex community space with one basement floor and three above-ground floors after more than two years of construction, following the selection of the Dongmyeong-dong area for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Urban Regeneration New Deal project in 2018.

The first floor includes a senior citizens' center, small community spaces, and a shared laundry area; the second floor is a health promotion space for residents equipped with various exercise equipment; and the third floor is designed as a multipurpose space for operating resident community programs and meetings.

Going forward, this place will be utilized as a space for various programs under the Urban Regeneration New Deal project and is expected to establish itself as a new communication space for Dongmyeong-dong urban regeneration that will lead to the recovery and revitalization of the village community.

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, “Dongmyeong-dong urban regeneration is a resident-led urban regeneration that breathes vitality into the village and will become a new model of urban regeneration with Gwangju’s unique characteristics and culture,” adding, “I hope that the Dongmyeong Eoullim Center, which opens today, will be used as a warm communication space where neighbors and the village can share their stories.”

Meanwhile, the Dongmyeong-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal project was selected as a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Urban Regeneration New Deal project in 2018, and by 2022, with a project budget of 20 billion won, it is promoting projects that improve residential conditions and revitalize the village community, including ▲house repair support projects ▲road construction and other infrastructure maintenance ▲establishment of a base center for community activation ▲resident capacity-building programs ▲establishment of a village management cooperative.

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