Yeongdeungpo-gu Mullae-dong Public Notice: Creation of a 'Resident-Friendly Space'

Yeongdeungpo-gu Creates Resident-Friendly Space at Mullae-dong Public Notice Site Before Construction of ‘District-Operated Complex Cultural Facility’

March Announcement by Seoul City Confirms Relocation of 2nd Sejong Cultural Center from Mullae-dong to Yeouido Park

Resident-Friendly Spaces Including Flower Gardens, Lawn Yard, and Children's Playground to be Created Before District Facility Construction

Total Project Budget of 2.25 Billion KRW Secured from Seoul City Special Adjustment Grants... 2 Billion KRW for Resident-Friendly Space, 250 Million KRW for Feasibility Study of Tentatively Named ‘Yeongdeungpo Arts Center’

Maximizing Reuse Even After District Facility Construction... No Budget Waste, Priority Investment Before Construction

Mullae-dong Public Notice Resident-Friendly Space Creation Perspective Plan

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) is creating a resident-friendly space at the Mullae-dong public notice site, which was originally designated for the construction of the 2nd Sejong Cultural Center.

The plan is to utilize the space as an area that residents can practically use during the 2 to 3 years required for administrative procedures before the construction of the ‘district-operated complex cultural facility’ begins.

Originally, the Mullae-dong public notice site was land where Seoul City and Yeongdeungpo-gu agreed to build the 2nd Sejong Cultural Center based on the premise of semi-permanent free use of district-owned land. However, since current laws prohibit semi-permanent free use of district-owned land, Seoul City announced the ‘Great Hangang Project’ on March 9, changing the planned site to Yeouido Park, which is city-owned land.

This resolved legal issues and established grounds to proceed with the project normally.

Yeongdeungpo-gu welcomed Seoul City’s decision to relocate the 2nd Sejong Cultural Center, stating, “Finally, we can gather residents’ opinions at the Mullae-dong public notice site and build a district-operated complex cultural facility,” actively supporting Seoul City’s ‘Great Hangang Project.’

With the site now available for use, the district plans to first demolish old and dilapidated warehouses and create a resident-friendly space. To this end, Yeongdeungpo-gu requested budget support from Seoul City and secured a total of 2.25 billion KRW in special adjustment grants. The grant includes 2 billion KRW for creating the resident-friendly space and 250 million KRW for conducting a feasibility study for the tentatively named ‘Yeongdeungpo Arts Center.’ With this seed budget secured, the project is expected to gain momentum.

First, responding to residents’ requests and to facilitate smooth project progress, the district removed the surrounding hoarding at the Mullae-dong public notice site. Generally, hoardings are installed after obtaining permits attached to construction documents at the time of groundbreaking. However, the existing hoarding for the 2nd Sejong Cultural Center was installed 2 to 4 months after Seoul City’s announcement in 2019, regardless of construction, and was criticized as a promotional billboard for achievements. In particular, the wording on the hoarding was inaccurate, removing any reason to keep it. Therefore, the 5-meter-high hoarding was dismantled, and the rose vines behind it were trimmed to brighten the previously obstructed view.

The public notice site’s vegetable garden section will remain in use for the time being due to high demand. Instead, facilities previously used as material storage will be relocated, and the space will be filled with flower gardens, a year-round lawn yard, a cotton field, a children’s sand playground, and outdoor exercise facilities for residents’ convenience. A barefoot clay path will be created around the perimeter, and rest facilities will be installed to serve as a healing space for residents.

Notably, the resident-friendly space will be reused as a back area or relocated during the construction of the district-operated complex cultural facility in 2 to 3 years. There is almost no budget waste, and rather, it serves as a priority investment before the district facility’s construction.

Space Layout Diagram

During the process of fulfilling the long-standing wish to build the district-operated complex cultural facility, the district will hold resident briefings and listen to opinions from residents and local cultural artists to determine which facilities will be most beneficial to residents and reflect these in the plans. Residents with opinions on temporary use plans can contact the relevant department until the final plan is confirmed.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “The issue of the 2nd Sejong Cultural Center construction site has been resolved by Seoul City’s announcement confirming Yeouido Park as the city-owned land site. Prolonged debates over the construction site do not benefit residents in any way. Responding to residents’ requests to remove the obstructive hoarding, we will create a resident-friendly space that residents can practically use until the district-operated complex cultural facility construction begins, returning the land fully to the residents.”

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