Paldal-gu Haenggung-dong Holds '2023 Residents' General Assembly'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The Residents' Autonomous Committee of Haenggung-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon (Chairperson Park Young-soon) held the '2023 Haenggung-dong Residents' General Assembly' on the 11th.

The residents' assembly was organized as a forum for public deliberation where residents reviewed the implementation outcomes of village agendas pursued this year and directly identified agendas deemed necessary for the village next year, which were then selected through voting.

Since being selected as a pilot district for the Suwon-type Residents' Autonomous Committee in November 2018, Haenggung-dong held its first residents' assembly in 2019. This year, 8 out of 12 village projects were completed.

The selected projects, in order of voting priority, include: ▲Maintenance of the road to King Jeongjo Square and installation of directional signs ▲Traditional court dress-wearing education with artisans ▲Installation of Hwaseong Haenggung Palace guidance signs at bus stops ▲Formation of Happy Craftsperson (reenactor) performance group ▲Village counseling program in cooperation with university psychology departments ▲Resident participation in Hwaseong Fortress wall management ▲Establishment of eco-transportation village vision design group ▲Maintenance of the Suwon Stream in Buk-su-dong ▲Implementation of intermediate stops and transfers for Hwaseong rickshaws ▲Installation of cigarette butt collection boxes ▲Installation of pedestrian lane dividing lines on minor roads ▲Senior citizen visiting program ▲Inter-dong harmony football tournament ▲Installation of mailboxes in Nam-su-dong ▲Financial support program for Haenggung-dong merchants—a total of 15 projects.

Park Young-soon, Chairperson of the Residents' Autonomous Committee who presided over the assembly, stated, "I am grateful to all residents of Haenggung-dong who have shown interest in our village and actively participated in village project implementation since the committee was established," and added, "Since many residents attended the residents' assembly, collaborated in selecting village projects, and cast their votes, I will do my utmost to ensure that the 2024 projects achieve good outcomes."

Jang Eun-hyang, the head of Haenggung-dong, said, "I was deeply impressed by the passion residents showed in deliberating together on village agendas and actively identifying them," and continued, "I will do my best to sequentially address village agendas through harmony and communication regarding the prioritized projects that have been decided."