Yulcheon-dong in Suwon Wins Grand Prize at '2023 Gyeonggi Province Resident Autonomy Excellence Case Competition'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Yulcheon-dong in Suwon City won the grand prize at the '2023 Gyeonggi Province Resident Autonomy Excellence Case Competition.'

The Resident Autonomy Excellence Case Competition was held by Gyeonggi Province on the 4th at the provincial office's grand hall to activate grassroots resident autonomy and discover and share excellent resident autonomy cases.

Fifteen cities and counties that passed the first round of written screening presented their resident autonomy cases, and prizes for grand prize, top prize, excellence, and encouragement were selected through on-site evaluation.

The Yulcheon-dong Resident Autonomy Committee, which won the top prize in the '2022 Suwon City Resident Autonomy Activity Evaluation,' presented its resident autonomy projects and activities under the theme of 'Yulcheon Village 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Second Year Navigation.'

The Yulcheon-dong Resident Autonomy Committee established 'Yulcheon Village 2030 Sustainable Development Goals' in 2021 and has been implementing plans annually.

To achieve sustainable development by 2030, it set five major goals: △climate change response △biodiversity △water circulation village △urban agriculture △democratization of welfare.

Last year, as second-year projects for the five major goals, it implemented 19 projects including △manufacturing separate collection containers for transparent PET bottles △creating ecological gardens △measuring water quality in our village streams △community gardens △mentoring with Sungkyunkwan University. It received positive evaluation by realizing a sustainable village created together with residents.

A city official said, "We achieved meaningful results through active participation of residents," and added, "We will actively support resident autonomy so that Suwon City can advance as a leading city in resident autonomy."