Changwon Special City, Final Confirmation of Next Year's Resident Participation Budget Projects

2023 Resident Participation Budget General Assembly Successfully Held

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the '2023 Resident Participatory Budget General Assembly' (hereinafter referred to as the General Assembly) on the 30th at the Citizen Hall to finalize the selection of resident participatory budget projects for the next year.

At the General Assembly, attended by 70 members including Jo Eun-woo, chairman of the Changwon Special City Resident Participatory Budget Committee, a total of 146 projects worth 4.06 billion KRW were confirmed across five categories: ▲city policy projects ▲district policy projects ▲eup, myeon, and dong lifestyle safety projects.

The Changwon Special City Resident Participatory Budget General Assembly was held successfully.

Changwon Special City received 298 resident-proposed projects from March to May, and after thorough review by the responsible departments and deliberation by the resident participatory budget organization, selected the projects to be presented at the General Assembly. On the day, the progress report on the resident participatory budget system was given, and the projects for the next year were finalized.

The projects selected at this General Assembly will undergo budget review by the city council before the final budget is confirmed, and all processes can be checked through the city’s official website.

Ha Jong-mok, the first deputy mayor, stated, “The owners of Changwon Special City’s resident participatory budget are the citizens, and your active participation and interest create a more transparent and sound financial system,” adding, “We will actively support the participatory budget projects selected at today’s General Assembly so that they can improve residents’ quality of life and become a driving force for regional development.”

Meanwhile, Changwon Special City is smoothly progressing and nearing completion of the 151 resident participatory budget projects selected last year throughout the city.

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