Anseong City and Habitat for Humanity Korea Sign MOU for Public-Private Urban Regeneration Project

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Anseong City signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Habitat for Humanity Korea (Chairman Yoon Hyung-ju) on the 6th to improve residential environments through a sustainable public-private partnership model for the urban regeneration project in the Songnam and Okcheon districts.

The agreement aims to supplement residential environment improvement and sustainable regeneration of the Songnam and Okcheon districts, which are characterized as aging residential areas within the city, and plans to promote various regeneration projects through cooperation with Habitat for Humanity Korea, an international nonprofit organization for housing welfare.

First, the city plans to secure housing spaces for socially and economically disadvantaged groups by utilizing deteriorated buildings in the relevant areas, and will expand collaborative projects in various fields such as old house renovation projects and vacant house management.

Meanwhile, the city has been implementing the Songnam and Okcheon district urban regeneration project for five years since last year, and this year plans to maximize project effectiveness by promoting resident plaza (parking lot) creation projects, crime prevention environmental design projects (selected through public recruitment), and Gyeonggi Province old house renovation projects.

Mayor Kim Bo-ra stated, "Through this agreement, I have deep gratitude and special expectations as we can bring to full bloom the urban regeneration project, an essential area for urban development and mutual prosperity with Habitat for Humanity Korea. We will do our best to expand various projects in connection with the urban regeneration project."