Seongdong-gu, 2025 Resident Participation Budget Proposal Project Contest

Received Proposals for Resident Convenience and Regional Development Projects in Life Safety and Children’s Fields Worth 1.5 Billion KRW
Online Applications Available on Seongdong-gu Office Website or by Mail/Visit Until April 26

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jung Won-oh) is accepting proposals for the ‘2025 Seongdong-gu Resident Participatory Budget Project’ until April 26, aiming to reflect residents' opinions in the budget planning process for the next year.

The ‘Resident Participatory Budget System’ is a system where residents directly participate in the budget planning process to enhance transparency and fairness in financial management and to realize participatory and direct democracy.

The total budget for this year’s resident participatory budget projects is 1.5 billion KRW. Any Seongdong-gu resident or employee of an institution or business located in Seongdong-gu can freely propose projects within a limit of 50 million KRW, while festival or event-type projects are limited to 10 million KRW.

The proposal fields include seven areas closely related to resident welfare and regional development: ▲Living Safety ▲Children ▲Welfare ▲Culture & Events ▲Parks & Transportation ▲Environment ▲Autonomous Administration. In particular, this year, a new Living Safety category has been added to focus on projects directly related to residents’ safety. However, projects aimed at selling specific products, benefiting specific individuals or organizations, or spanning multiple years are excluded.

Submitted proposals will be reviewed through local meetings by district, eligibility checks by the project promotion departments, and then prioritized by the Resident Participatory Budget Committee.

Afterwards, final selection will be made through resident voting by district in July to August this year, and the selected projects will be reflected in the 2025 budget draft and finalized with council approval.

Residents wishing to propose participatory budget projects can easily apply online via the Seongdong-gu Office website (Seongdong Participation → Policy Proposal), or submit related documents by mail or in person to the Planning and Budget Division on the 8th floor of Seongdong-gu Office or to each district community center.

Last year, through the resident participatory budget project proposals, Seongdong-gu allocated and is implementing a total of about 1.5 billion KRW for 70 projects closely related to residents’ lives, such as the ‘Exciting School Route Improvement Project at Geumbuk Elementary School’ and the ‘Safe School Route Creation at Songwon Elementary School’.

Additionally, all 63 projects selected as 2023 resident participatory budget projects have been completed. Notably, through the ‘Maebongsan Forest Experience Center for Children Maintenance Project,’ old facilities were repaired and tree pruning was conducted to prevent safety accidents for children, and residents’ and user organizations’ opinions were actively reflected through project briefings during the process, increasing resident satisfaction.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “We hope for much interest and participation so that creative and essential projects that can bring change to Seongdong-gu next year can be discovered.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.