2025 Suwon Resident Autonomy Activity Evaluation Excellence Cases Presentation…Yulcheon-dong Residents' Autonomy Association Wins Top Prize

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Yulcheon-dong Residents' Autonomy Association won the top prize in the "2025 Suwon Resident Autonomy Activity Evaluation."

At the "2025 Resident Autonomy Activity Evaluation Excellence Cases Presentation" held on the 5th in the main auditorium of Suwon Special City Hall, Yulcheon-dong, which presented "The Story of 'Saebbit Bamppat' Cultivated Directly by Residents," won the top prize.

Geumgok-dong ("True Resident Autonomy Has Emerged in Geumgok-dong"), Godeung-dong ("Connecting Memories, Connecting People, Connecting Tomorrow"), and Gwanggyo 2-dong ("Gwanggyo 2-dong Residents' Autonomy Association Where Residents and Nature Come Together") were selected as Excellence Award winners.

Yeonmu-dong, Gwonseon 1-dong, Hwaseo 2-dong, and Mangpo 2-dong received Excellence Awards, while Jeongja 1-dong, Gwonseon 2-dong, Haenggung-dong, and Maetan 2-dong received Encouragement Awards.

Yulcheon-dong, which won the top prize, presented under the themes of "Properly Understanding Our Community," "Yulcheon Completed Together by Diverse Stakeholders," and "A Village Preparing for the Future through Environment and Education."

At the presentation, twelve divisions (three divisions per district) selected as outstanding divisions through self-evaluation conducted by each district from October 1-22 presented their excellence cases. Experts from both internal and external resident autonomy fields served as judges.

Rankings were determined by combining quantitative evaluation (50%) and presentation scores (50%). Prize money is 2.2 million won for the top prize, 1.2 million won for Excellence Award, 800,000 won for Excellence Award, and 500,000 won for Encouragement Award.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun, residents' autonomy association members, and residents attended the presentation.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun said, "All divisions converted to residents' autonomy associations in January 2023, and thanks to your active participation and exemplary conduct, we were able to establish them quickly," and added, "We ask residents' autonomy associations to stand with us on the path toward genuine local autonomy."