Gwangju City Council's Administrative Committee Inspects Status of Ecological Park and Sharing Center

The Administrative and Autonomy Committee of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Chairperson Im Mi-ran) visited Hanse-bong Agricultural Ecological Park, Pureungil Park, and Gwangju Sharing Center on the 19th to inspect the facilities and the status of major projects.

The committee members first visited Hanse-bong Agricultural Ecological Park to examine the facilities and the park maintenance environment. Hanse-bong Agricultural Ecological Park is an urban ecological park created following a proposal by a resident council consisting of residents of Ilgok-dong, professors, and local council members, who were concerned that frog rice paddies and other features would disappear during the development plan of Ilgok Neighborhood Park.

After touring the terraced vegetable gardens tended by residents, the Administrative and Autonomy Committee members encouraged preparations for the rice harvesting event scheduled for the end of this month.

They then visited the Pureungil Exploration Information Center, another citizen-participation park, to hear about its management status.

While inspecting Pureungil Park, the first in the nation to utilize an abandoned urban railway site, they discussed park management plans that could well reflect citizens’ demands.

They also urged efforts to link Pureungil Park with surrounding regional infrastructure so that citizens can enjoy comfortable walks and exercise.

Finally, they visited the Gwangju Sharing Center to listen to the progress and challenges of sharing projects. They inspected the facilities of the Gwangju Sharing Center, which operates 22 departments including the Sharing Resource Recycling Store and the New Mothers Sharing Store, handling 96 types of items including daily necessities and camping equipment, and discussed ways to promote a sharing culture.

Im Mi-ran, Chairperson of the Administrative and Autonomy Committee, said, “I would like to express my gratitude to the volunteers working at the Sharing Center,” and added, “I hope many citizens will make efforts to make the Sharing Center a place where not only goods but also talents and experiences can be shared.”

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