Youngtong District Maetan 1-dong Completes Village Development Plan

Maetan 1-dong in Youngtong District (Chief Kim Gyo-won) announced on the 25th that it has completed the village development plan for Maetan 1-dong through three meetings, beginning with the first meeting on June 10th. The district completed on-site surveys and held a second meeting, followed by the third meeting on the 24th, and plans to present the village development plan at a gathering of multiple villages on the 29th.

Based on the preliminary survey conducted via written questionnaire in the initial village development project this year, village plan committee members, tutors, and assistants from Village Renaissance gathered to review the current conditions and economic situation of the village, village-related plans and projects. The group collected opinions tailored to suit Maetan 1-dong and formulated concrete village-related policies and projects.

Maetan 1-dong has a unique regional environment with the Gumaetan Traditional Market and is a village where tradition and modernity coexist, as apartments and single-family homes are evenly mixed. The district plans to hold cultural events utilizing two performance facilities within the village, and to establish a village cooperative to significantly expand the scale of traditional sauces produced from the community program of traditional sauce-making events.

Sim Sang-min, head of the village planning committee, said, "Maetan 1-dong has the Gumaetan Traditional Market, and we will actively formulate specific plans to revitalize the traditional market commerce and utilize the depressed Dongsuwon Shopping Center, making strong recommendations to the city and district about how to utilize Dongsuwon Shopping Center."