Changwon City Selects 110 Projects for Next Year's Participatory Budget ... Focus on Community-Oriented Initiatives

by Lee Seryeong

by Song Jonggu

Published 27 Aug.2024 15:45(KST)

Updated 03 Aug.2025 09:20(KST)

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On the 27th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the 2024 Participatory Budget General Assembly at Citizen Hall to make the final selection of next year's participatory budget projects.

Mayor Hong Nam-pyo stated, "Through various practical projects discovered via the participatory budget, we will implement innovative city administration that allows citizens to experience tangible changes."

He added, "We will actively support the participatory budget projects selected at today's assembly so that they improve the quality of life for residents and become a driving force for regional development."

Participants of the 2024 Gyeongnam Changwon City Resident Participatory Budget General Assembly are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Changwon Special City Hall

The assembly was attended by 70 members, including Lee Kyungho, chairperson of the Participatory Budget Committee.

The attendees confirmed a total of 110 projects and a budget of approximately 3 billion KRW across three categories: city policy projects, district policy projects, and town/village community safety projects.

Previously, the city has been implementing 145 participatory budget projects selected last year throughout the entire city and is in the process of completing them.

For next year's budget project selection, 381 resident-proposed projects were received from March to May, and through reviews by the relevant departments and deliberations by the participatory budget organization, the projects for the general assembly were determined.

The city announced that the projects finalized by the committee's decision today mainly focus on practical projects that can enhance citizen convenience.

The selected project budgets will be finally confirmed through the city council's budget review, and all processes of the participatory budgeting system can be checked on the city's website.