Namyangju City Completes Remodeling of Haecham and Baram Neighborhood Parks as Resident-Friendly Spaces

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Namyangju City announced on the 8th that it has completed remodeling work on Haecham Neighborhood Park (Geumagok-ri 1118, Jinjeop-eup) and Baram Neighborhood Park (Dasan-dong 761).

This remodeling project is the first selected for Namyangju City's neighborhood park remodeling initiative. The city replaced aging facilities in parks that have been in existence for over 15 years and reconfigured them into resident-friendly spaces.

Haecham Neighborhood Park is a hillside park connected to hiking trails on Cheolma Mountain. Given its characteristics as a space primarily used by nearby elementary school students and children, there were many requests for play facilities and rest areas.

In response, the city installed three children's play facilities including a zip line and slide at the park entrance, improved walking paths to enhance pedestrian environments, and created a barefoot walking path through yellow clay ground surfacing, making it a comfortable space for citizens of various age groups.

Additionally, prior to remodeling Baram Neighborhood Park, the city gathered opinions from adjacent residents and students as well as feedback from resident briefing sessions held last year and this year.

During the remodeling process, requests for student activity spaces and rest areas for parents were reflected, resulting in completed rest and play spaces that can be enjoyed by youth and families together.

Park Construction Division Chief Kim Jun-mo stated, "We anticipate that the newly transformed Baram Neighborhood Park and Haecham Neighborhood Park will become healing spaces in citizens' daily lives through the remodeling work," and added, "The city will continue to pursue remodeling projects for other aging parks and further recreate resident-friendly spaces."