Suwon's Yulcheon-dong Wins Grand Prize at 20th National Resident Autonomy Expo

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon's Yulcheon-dong won the grand prize at the '20th National Resident Autonomy Expo.' Songduk-dong and Haenggung-dong received excellence prizes.

The 20th National Resident Autonomy Expo, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Presidential Commission on Balanced National Development, was held online last month on the 29th.

After undergoing first-stage document review and second-stage interview screening, 70 outstanding cases were selected, and award-winning neighborhoods were chosen through online exhibition hall assessment and outstanding case presentations.

Yulcheon-dong, which won the grand prize in the 'resident organization network category,' established the 'Yulcheon Village 2030 Sustainable Development Goals' to encourage resident participation, and received favorable evaluation through the 'village community hope-sharing donation fund' project, which supports residents in welfare blind spots.

The 'Yulcheon Village 2030 Sustainable Development Goals' consists of five major goals and 12 detailed objectives: ▲feasible village-level climate change response ▲healthy and harmonious biodiversity ▲clean water circulation village ▲village continuing healthy agriculture's legacy ▲welfare autonomy where residents help residents.

Songduk-dong, which won the excellence prize in the 'resident autonomy category,' received high evaluation for the 'village shared space' that activates village communities by creating communication spaces for resident participation, and the 'happy and safe village creation' project in which residents directly discover projects and participate in budget planning.

Haenggung-dong, which won the excellence prize in the 'regional revitalization category,' received praise for the '2021 Haenggung Blossom Project,' a housing repair support program for vulnerable populations, and the installation of 'coffee cup separate collection bins' that prevent illegal dumping.

Meanwhile, the National Resident Autonomy Expo, held since 2001, is an event that discovers and spreads outstanding cases of resident autonomy (committee) bodies at the eup, myeon, and dong levels, and provides residents with opportunities for exchange.