Yongin to Undertake Renovation of Four Parks Including Neungmal Park

Yongin City announced on the 23rd that it will undertake renovation of four parks, including Neungmal Neighborhood Park and three children's parks, with a project budget of 950 million won in the first half of this year to create a safe and pleasant park environment.

The city plans to replace aging facilities within existing parks and refurbish children's play facilities and sports facilities to create a safe and pleasant park environment that will encourage citizens to visit frequently.

For Neungmal Neighborhood Park, a 11,676 square-meter facility located at 448-11, Kimnyangjang-dong, Choin-gu, the city will invest 600 million won to improve children's play facilities, sports facilities, aged facilities such as pergolas and flooring, restroom facilities, repairs to stone and wooden stairs, improvements to the entrance plaza, crape myrtle planting areas, and lighting facilities.

The city began detailed design work on the 20th, with plans to complete the project by the end of February and begin construction in March, with completion targeted for around June.

For children's parks, the city will invest 350 million won to refurbish three facilities (total area of 5,281 square meters): the children's park at 291-1, lot 78, Kimnyangjang-dong, Choin-gu; the children's park at 351, lot 80, Kimnyangjang-dong; and the children's park at 725-3, lot 83, Yeokbuk-dong.

The city will undertake work including refurbishment of children's play facilities, replacement of aged facilities, flooring repairs, replacement or repair of rubber mats, stacking of landscape stones, and tree reinforcement.

The city plans to complete detailed design work by February, begin construction in March, and finish by the end of May.

A city official said, "We plan to transform neglected children's playgrounds into themed children's parks to help improve children's health and emotional well-being."