- First opening ceremony of four gu offices on the 2nd with slogan 'Four District Offices, Comfortably Near Me' - Operating 12 departments overseeing Hyangnam-eup, three other eups, six myeons, and one dong at Hwaseong General Sports Town
- Mansei District Office on the 2nd, Byeongjeom and Dongtan District Offices on the 5th, Hyohaeng District Office on the 6th - Presenting '30-minute administrative service' as core value of district office system - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "We will create tangible changes that citizens can feel through tailored policies by region"
- Completing rapid bidding condition improvements for Dongtan tram project, commencing bidding procedures - Completed project order on 29th and requested contract with Public Procurement Service... project cost increased 9.8 billion won to 693.2 billion won - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "Will responsibly manage stable project progress with goal of beginning priority construction work in near future"
- Ahead of gu office opening on February 1st, directly visiting sites of Mansei-gu and Hyohaeng-gu
- Wrapping up field communication listening to citizens and linking to city administration - Proceeding as time sharing neighbors' positive influence with citizens - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "With launch of four gu offices, will realize faster and more attentive administrative response"
- Mayor Jung Myung-geun presents administrative direction and four transformation strategies for 'more Hwaseong-like' advancement - Four transformation strategies: ▴Four-gu office era ▴AI and future economy city ▴Power of culture ▴Hwaseong-style basic society - Mayor Jung: "Will steadily and unwavering create future of two million era together with citizens"
- Expanding transportation linked to gu offices... four routes connecting Dongtan Station and Dongtan-gu office to centers of Dongtan 1-2 new cities - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "Will create convenient citizen-centered public transportation environment"
- Central region express railway departing from Jamsil, Seoul, connecting to Anseong and Cheongju Airport, etc. - Seven local government heads gather to promote transportation infrastructure, express determination to pass private sector feasibility - "In the era of metropolitan railways, we will concentrate administrative efforts toward a city with convenient transportation"
- Conducting question-and-answer on director-level interest in disaster management and disaster response cases, covering overall city disaster management - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "Will realize hopeful Hwaseong where 1.06 million citizens can rest assured and enjoy daily life"
- Concluding consortium agreement on renewable energy supply convergence-fusion support project by 2026 - Producing 1,769,910 kWh annually in electricity, replacing 341.73 toe of fossil energy
- Advance preparation and swift response to minimize citizen inconvenience and confusion from large-scale personnel and administrative system changes - January 31st-February 1st, suspending various civil petition document issuance services due to administrative system data conversion work - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "All public officials, hold responsibility for your respective roles and carefully check through to the end"
- Smart shelters with closed structure equipped with cooling/heating, air purifier, mobile phone wireless charger, lighting and other basic facilities - Including one in Bibong-myeon, three in Hyangnam-eup, one in Namyang-eup, two in Youngcheon-dong, two in Osan-dong, etc.
- Holding 'Dongtan Urban Railway Construction Project (Phase 1) construction industry briefing' and hearing industry input - Policy to rebid in February after reorganizing project conditions to increase actual bidding participation possibility - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "Will concentrate all administrative capacity so Dongtan tram can soon return to normal track"
- Food basic guarantee corner (Just Dream) saw visitor numbers increase more than fourfold within two weeks after opening December 1st last year - Word-of-mouth of 'Just Dream helped' spreading... on December 17th, record 76 visitors - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "Increase in Just Dream visitors means citizens recognize it as place to share difficulties... will increase accessibility through additional locations"
- This year's four-character idiom announced as '정출지일(Jeong Chul Ji Il)' - Mayor Jung Myung-geun: "Historic turning point year marking full start of four-gu office system this year"
- Ahead of launching four-district system on the 1st of next month, City Mayor Jong-geun reaffirms commitment to municipal administration - Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun: "I will ensure that all citizens experience innovation that brings tangible changes to their lives"
Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun of Hwaseong Special City. (Photo=Hwaseong City) Respected 1.06 million Hwaseong Special City residents and beloved 3,000 civil servants. Special citizens, shining city, I am Jeong Myeong-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong Special City. A hopeful new morning has dawned. I sincerely wish health and happiness to every household of our citizens. The sunrise scene that brightens early morning on New Year's Day always looks the same, but Hwaseong bathed in that light is definitely! Not the same as yesterday.
- City selected as the most outstanding local government for environmental cleanup activities at Korea's first 'New Start Campaign' - Received excellent evaluations across all aspects of environmental cleanup including large-scale cleanup activities and sustained campaign operations - Director Oh Je-hong of Environmental Department: "We will create a clean and dignified urban environment"
- Application period from January 5 to February 27 - Following deliberation by Hwaseong City Noise Countermeasures Review Committee, decision notice scheduled by end of May, individual disbursement expected by end of August
- Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-hwan and Mayor Jung Myeong-geun examined the overall recycling process - Reviewed each company's resource circulation technology and innovative cases while discussing cooperation measures to activate the circular economy
- Full closure from 7 p.m. on the 27th to 8 a.m. on the 28th...closure for Incheon-originating KTX lower-line transverse girder installation work - Bifurcation between Bibong and Maesong urban expressway closure points and detour guidance
- Achieved perfect scores across all 'Integrity Effort' indicator evaluation items...significantly exceeding average score of basic local governments (cities) - Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun: "I will build trustworthy, clean Hwaseong through transparent and fair administration"
- Official opening on the 20th with opening ceremony, lodging operations begin...double, quad, six-person rooms, family rooms, etc. - Basement 1 floor, 4 stories above ground, 103 rooms accommodating maximum 358 people...available for youth and general use - Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun: "A precious hub connecting youth development and local tourism"
- Finalized detailed cooperation roadmap for next 3 years with Research Institute, Promotion Institute, Suwon University, and Hyupsung University - Established '3-stage collaborative system' with city and promotion institute providing data, Suwon University and Hyupsung University conducting analytical modeling, research institute proving policy utilization
- Received high evaluation in business resources and business activities sectors in '2025 Korea Local Government Competitiveness Index (KLCI) Survey' - Recorded comprehensive score of 732.4 points...significantly exceeding national average score of 480.6 points for cities, counties, and districts - Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun: "Based on accumulated urban competitiveness, I will create a more refined city"
- Total prize money of 60 million won, highest level among national local government contests - 21 final works selected including 7 videos and 14 images from total 616 submissions - Reconfirming status as AI-leading city following Korea's first AI CF contest held in 2024
- 'Rally for Early Construction of Gyeonggi Southern Metropolitan Railroad' held on the 6th in Seongbok-dong, Suji-gu - Mayor: "The project's economic feasibility (B/C ratio) is 1.2, which is very good...making all-out efforts for reflection in the 5th National Railroad Network Plan"
- ASML expresses gratitude for Hwaseong City's full support in stably promoting Hwaseong Campus project - Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun: "I will concentrate administrative capabilities on building semiconductor industry ecosystem and supporting business activities"
- From December 1, adding 2 regular vehicles to Route 6011 and 1 vehicle to Route 6012 - Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun: "I hope the increase of intercity buses toward Pangyo will further improve transportation convenience in the Dongtan area"
- Installed non-contact donation platform 'Donation Sharing Kiosk' in city hall lobby...operating continuously until January next year - Donations completed with simple touch using credit card and mobile payment...small donations in units of 1,000 won also available
