Opening of 'Guam Sports Center,' a Hub Facility for Urban Regeneration in Guam District, Changwon, Gyeongnam

The Guam Sports Center, a key facility of the urban regeneration New Deal project in Guam District, Changwon City, Gyeongnam, has opened.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] The Guam Sports Center, a key facility of Changwon City's 'Guam District Urban Regeneration New Deal Project' conducted in an area where the first housing redevelopment project in Gyeongnam was canceled, opened on the 13th.

The city is investing a total of 21 billion KRW over five years in the Guam District to build the 'Guam Sports Center', the 'Duruduru Eoullim Center' which combines the Guam 1-dong Administrative Welfare Center and resident welfare facilities, and is remodeling the current Guam 1-dong Administrative Welfare Center to establish the key-type senior welfare center 'Guam 60+'.

Through this, the project aims to improve the deteriorated urban residential environment, strengthen residents' capabilities, and revitalize the village community to help residents themselves restore urban competitiveness.

Among these, the key facility Guam Sports Center is a three-story building with a total floor area of 633㎡ (approximately 190 pyeong). The fitness centers on the 1st and 2nd floors are equipped with 35 fitness machines of 24 types. The 3rd floor is designed as a village cafe serving as a community gathering place for residents.

The center is entrusted to be operated by the 'Guam Village Management Social Cooperative', which involves direct participation from local residents. The cooperative plans to return the profits generated from the fitness center and village cafe businesses to the local community for community development and to work towards village revitalization.

Mayor Heo Seong-mu said, "Establishing a social cooperative and having residents operate the center themselves will become a new milestone for resident autonomy and urban regeneration," adding, "Although this is a difficult time due to the spread of COVID-19, I hope residents find new vitality through using the fitness center."

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