Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Holds Forum on Enacting Ordinance for 'Creating a Healthy Residential Culture'

The Gwangsan District Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City is making efforts to create a healthy residential culture.

The Citizens' Safety Committee of the Gwangsan District Council (Chairman Yoon Young-il) announced on the 4th that it held a "Discussion on the Enactment of Ordinance on the Formation and Operation of Apartment Councils" on the 3rd.

The discussion was organized to exchange necessary opinions for enacting an ordinance concerning the formation and operation of "Apartment Councils," which are voluntarily established and operated by residents, with the aim of promoting the development of residential culture in multi-family housing.

The discussion was chaired by Councilor Jo Young-im (Democratic Party, Cheomdan 1·2-dong), and included discussants such as Chae Su-jin, Chairperson of the Suwan District Apartment Residents' Representatives Council Chairpersons' Association, representatives from apartment councils of Sochon-dong, Unnam-dong, Hanam-dong, and Cheomdan 1-dong, as well as related public officials, who presented in-depth opinions on the ordinance enactment.

The discussants expressed that since approximately 75.5% of about 170,000 households residing in Gwangsan District live in apartment-centered multi-family housing, the role of apartment councils as a focal point to facilitate friendly exchanges among residents and to form a community residential culture is very important.

They also unanimously agreed that in order for apartment councils to operate smoothly and systematically, matters related to their formation and operation should be stipulated by ordinance.

Councilor Jo Young-im stated, "If the currently voluntarily formed and operated 'Apartment Councils' are formalized through an ordinance, it will enable comprehensive discussions on residential issues of multi-family housing at the local level, greatly contributing to improving residents' quality of life. We will do our best to support the apartment councils to become cooperative bodies that create a healthy residential culture as communication channels for residents."

Meanwhile, Councilor Jo plans to reflect the opinions derived from this discussion in the ordinance draft and to officially propose it at the 281st extraordinary session opening on the 17th.

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