2024 Seocho-gu Resident Participatory Budget Project Selection Voting

Voting for the Selection of Seocho-gu Resident Participatory Budget Projects Worth 2 Billion KRW in 2024

July 26 ? August 9: Vote for Your Favorite Projects via Seoul M-Voting App and Website

Jeon Seong-su, District Mayor, “We will strive to ensure that resident-proposed projects reflecting the diverse voices of Seocho residents are included in next year’s budget.”

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) will conduct electronic voting for the 2024 budget participatory budgeting from July 26 to August 9.

The district has allocated a total budget of 2 billion KRW for resident participatory budget projects, which residents directly propose and select through voting. Additionally, the participatory budget projects are divided into 'district-level projects' and 'dong-level projects' for voting purposes.

'District-level projects' refer to projects worth up to 300 million KRW that cover two or more of the four areas within the district (Seocho, Banpo, Bangbae, Yangjae). 'Dong-level projects' are projects for a single area, with a maximum budget of 100 million KRW.

Voters can select a total of 10 projects: two district-level projects and two projects per each dong area. Participation is possible by accessing the Seoul M-Voting (electronic voting) smartphone app or the website and voting for the projects they prefer.

Eligible voters are Seocho-gu residents or workers within the district. The voting results will be determined by the highest number of votes on M-Voting, and after budget review by the district council at the end of this year, the selected projects will be reflected in next year’s budget.

Since February, the district has received resident-proposed projects for about three months, reviewed them through relevant departments and local community meetings to evaluate appropriate projects.

Last year, through a call for proposals, the district selected 35 projects totaling 1.94 billion KRW as resident-friendly projects reflecting daily life, which were included in this year’s budget. Representative projects selected last year include ▲‘Seocho+ Place,’ a project creating spaces where residents, seniors, culture, and leisure coexist ▲Expansion of tool rental items at the Dong Community Center Tool Bank ▲‘Are You Carrot?’ (creating places where people meet and rest briefly), among others.

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, stated, “We hope for residents’ interest and participation so that resident-proposed projects reflecting the diverse voices of Seocho residents can be included in next year’s budget, and we will work hard to promote good projects.”

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