Pyeongtaek City Holds Opening Ceremony for Citizen Garden No. 2 at Pyeongtaek Station Western Plaza

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held an opening ceremony on the 12th at Pyeongtaek Station Western Plaza to commemorate the completion of the 'Community-Focused Forest (Outdoor Garden) Development Project' and the designation of Citizen Garden No. 2.

The outdoor garden designated as Citizen Garden No. 2 is a garden created to reduce fine dust at multi-use facilities and improve urban landscapes.

The garden design was undertaken by artist Lee Joo-eun, who won the Grand Prize in the Show Garden at the 2018 Ulsan National Garden Exposition and the Grand Prize at the 2020 LH Goduck Garden Show. The garden incorporates shade trees, water basins, and mist fountains, with 259 plants of 15 species including Koelreuteria paniculata and 2,511 flowering plants planted throughout.

The project was finalized as the 'Community-Focused Forest Development Project' for 2020 announced by the Korea Forest Service, receiving the full project budget of 500 million won in national funding. The Korea National Park Service will conduct construction and then transfer management to Pyeongtaek City.

The city designated the community-focused forest as Citizen Garden No. 2 to promote citizen participation and the spread of garden culture, and will jointly maintain and manage it with the Wonpyeong-dong Volunteer Sharing Center.

Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon, who attended the opening ceremony, said, "I hope that the community-focused forest at Pyeongtaek Western Plaza, Citizen Garden No. 2, will become a space loved by local residents and visitors to Pyeongtaek City," and added, "We plan to create and cultivate citizen gardens together with citizens going forward, and we ask for your keen interest and participation."