Gwangju City to Hold Online Vote for 2025 Resident Participatory Budget Until September 18

Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on September 3 that it will conduct an online vote for the 2025 Resident Participatory Budget (for the 2026 budget allocation) through the "Resident e-Participation" website until September 18.

Gwangju City to Conduct Online Voting for Resident Participatory Budget in 2025. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

The Resident Participatory Budget System allows residents to directly propose community-based projects, which are then reviewed and voted on before being reflected in the city budget. Starting this year, Gwangju City has introduced the Resident e-Participation system, enabling all citizens to participate more easily and conveniently.

This year, a total of 11 projects, selected through resident proposals and departmental reviews, are subject to the online vote. These include: rental and renovation of the Mokhyeon 4th Village Hall; creation of a cherry blossom walking path along Jeongamcheon Stream; improvement of pedestrian environment in Chuja-dong; reconstruction of an old bridge in Chuja 2nd Village; establishment of sports facilities in Chuja-dong; construction of Mokhyeon 6th Village Hall; installation of sidewalks in Buhang 2-ri; cherry blossom project along Maesanri Stream; road environment improvement in Songjeong 2nd Village (repaving and designation of no parking zones); expansion of the stream in Gonjiam 3-ri; and installation of a new bus stop in Ssangnyeong 7th Village. Citizens can select and vote for one preferred project among these options.

The city plans to determine the priority of each project by combining 20% of the online voting results with 80% of the Resident Participatory Budget Committee's review results, and to allocate the budget within a total limit of 4 billion won. The final selected projects will be confirmed in the initial 2026 budget following approval by the Gwangju City Council in December.

Mayor Bang Sehwan stated, "The Resident Participatory Budget is an important system that directly reflects citizens' voices in municipal administration," and added, "I hope many citizens will participate in the vote."

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