Seongdong-gu 2024 Resident Participation Budget Proposal Project Contest

Seongdong-gu 2024 Resident Participatory Budget Proposal Project Contest...New Children's Category Established This Year

Proposal contest for reflecting residents' opinions in next year's budget formulation process until the 21st of this month

Total scale of 1.5 billion KRW, anyone can propose projects up to 50 million KRW each, with additional points given for the newly established children's category this year

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) is conducting the '2024 Seongdong-gu Resident Participatory Budget Proposal Project' contest until the 21st of this month to reflect residents' opinions in the next year's budget formulation process.

The 'Resident Participatory Budget System' is a system where residents directly participate in the budget formulation process to enhance transparency and fairness in financial management and to realize participatory and direct democracy. Last year, 58 projects closely related to residents' daily lives were promoted, including ▲Yongdap-dong 'Improvement of Resident Open Spaces' ▲Haengdang 2-dong 'Creation of Pleasant and Safe Alleyways' ▲Eungbong-dong 'Installation of Fine Dust Traffic Lights'.

This year, the scale of the resident participatory budget projects being solicited is a total of 1.5 billion KRW, and any resident or employee working at institutions or businesses located in Seongdong-gu can freely propose projects within 50 million KRW.

View of Seongdong-gu from Maebongsan Mountain

The contest covers six areas related to resident convenience and regional development: ▲Culture & Events ▲Autonomous Administration ▲Welfare & Environment ▲Parks ▲Urban Safety & Transportation ▲Children.

In particular, the children's category is newly established this year to expand the scope of project targets, and additional points or extra budget will be allocated to children's projects. However, projects for sales or for the benefit of specific individuals or organizations, or projects conducted over multiple years, are excluded.

Submitted proposals will be reviewed by local meetings by district, examined for eligibility by the project implementation departments, and then prioritized through the Resident Participatory Budget Committee's evaluation. Final selection will be made through resident voting by district in August and reflected in the 2024 budget plan, with final approval by the council.

Proposals for resident participatory budget projects can be submitted online via the Seongdong-gu website, by mail, or by visiting the local community center. For more details, please check the Seongdong-gu website.

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, "Considering the characteristics of each district, we will prioritize projects closely related to local issues and residents' daily lives to increase resident satisfaction," and added, "We hope for active interest and participation so that proposed projects can be reflected as much as possible in next year's budget."

Gangbuk-gu, ‘2023 Resident Participatory Budget System’ Implementation...Contest for Resident-Centered Projects

Project proposals related to residents' lives accepted until May 31...Applications via district website or Planning and Budget Department

Projects up to 200 million KRW, event-type programs up to 50 million KRW can be proposed...Selected programs will be implemented as 2024 projects

Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) is promoting the '2023 Gangbuk-gu Resident Participatory Budget System' to guarantee resident participation in the budget formulation process and to discover agendas for solving local issues.

The Resident Participatory Budget System is a system where residents directly propose necessary budgets and projects for the region and prioritize them for implementation.

This year, projects related to residents' lives to be reflected in the 2024 budget are being solicited until May 31. Anyone, including Gangbuk-gu residents, workers, or students attending school within Gangbuk-gu, can propose projects.

Due to increased administrative demands from residents, the district has increased the budget by 200 million KRW from last year, implementing the system with a total scale of 700 million KRW this year. Budgets will be allocated up to 200 million KRW per project and up to 50 million KRW for event-type programs.

In September of last year, the Gangbuk-gu Resident Participation Budget Committee held a general meeting to review the proposals submitted by residents.

Residents wishing to propose projects can apply via the Gangbuk-gu website, by visiting in person, or by mail (13 Dobong-ro 89-gil, 4th floor, Planning and Budget Department).

Proposed projects will first undergo feasibility review by the relevant departments, followed by evaluation by the Gangbuk-gu Resident Participatory Budget Committee and final confirmation through resident voting.

The district plans to link residents' requests to departments with the Resident Participatory Budget System and encourage participation from social welfare centers, facilities for the disabled, youth facilities, etc., to broaden opportunities for participation in district administration.

For more details, please check the Gangbuk-gu website.

Lee Soon-hee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, "The Resident Participatory Budget System not only realizes fiscal democracy but also enhances transparency and fairness of the budget," and added, "We hope many residents participate to realize grassroots autonomy."

Last year, through the Resident Participatory Budget projects, the district promoted eight projects including ▲Installation of traffic lights with floor lights ▲Creation of a healing space at Ui-dong family camping site ▲Installation of eco-friendly automatic insect repellent dispensers.

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