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Gyeonggi Province and Suwon City establish safer neighborhood village creation plan…to be completed by February 2017
Gyeonggi Province and Suwon City establish safer neighborhood village creation plan…to be completed by February 2017
Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City (District Chief Park Heung-soo) will accept 'resident proposals' from the 24th through the 8th of next month for 2016 district administration operations. The proposal reception is being promoted to reflect creative ideas that residents, as direct beneficiaries of administrative services, have come to realize and devise through daily life, and to realize communicative and empathetic governance administration. The reception categories are realistic policy projects that can be implemented as initiatives, dramatically contributing to improving residents' convenience and city and district development…
Gyeonggi-do announced on the 18th that it plans to hire 18 private-sector career professionals as grade 8 civil servants. The number of private-sector career hires is 11 for Gyeonggi-do, 4 for Gimpo, and 3 for Suwon, etc. By job classification: 4 in engineering (general machinery·electrical), 1 in agriculture (livestock), 4 in marine and fisheries (general fisheries), 6 in facilities (general civil engineering·architecture), 3 in broadcasting and telecommunications (telecommunications technology), etc. As of the final interview date (scheduled for Dec. 11), must have 3 years or more of experience or research in the relevant field
Paldal-gu, Suwon City (District Chief Park Heung-sik) announced on the 17th that it assessed 1.304 billion won in regular resident tax (equal portion) for 2015. The equal portion of resident tax is a membership-type tax assessed based on August 1 each year to householders, individual business owners, and corporate business entities. Individual householders are assessed 5,000 won equally, individual business owners 62,500 won, and corporate business entities 62,000 won to 625,000 won in a differentiated manner according to capital and number of employees. Payment is…
Youth Cultural Creation Center to open in March next year·Recruiting for Cultural Imagination Center operators
Paldal-gu in Suwon (District Chief Park Heung-sik) is actively promoting awareness of how to use the Suwon City App's 'Safe Return Home' service to ensure safe commutes for residents. Suwon's 'Safe Return Home' service is a service that, when users install an app on their smartphones and designate a guardian, transmits location information at set time intervals to notify them, helping safer returns home for crime-vulnerable groups such as children and women. This service can be downloaded from Google Play Store for Suwon City…
The Younghwa-dong public parking lot in Jangan-gu, Suwon began operations on the 1st. The Younghwa-dong public parking lot has a total project cost of 5 billion won (50% from city budget, 50% from national budget), and is a modern parking facility with 2 basement levels and 1 above-ground level that can accommodate 117 vehicles total, including 10 dedicated bus parking spaces above ground. The construction of the Younghwa-dong public parking lot is part of an urban revitalization zone development project pursued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Suwon City to revitalize the struggling Geobuk Traditional Market and promote vitality in underdeveloped areas…
The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment is beginning in earnest to relocate its aging headquarters following the MERS outbreak. On the 28th, the institute announced that it decided to move its current cramped headquarters (Pajang-dong, Suwon) to provincial land near the Gyeonggi-do Livestock Sanitation Research Institute (Geumgok-dong, Suwon) and secured 100 million won in project costs through a 'MERS supplementary budget.' The new headquarters of the research institute will be built by the end of 2019 with a project cost of 48 billion won at more than twice the scale of the current headquarters…
Suwon announced on the 27th that it was selected for the 'Thank You Small Library' establishment competition supported by the Small Library Makers Association and will build a small library in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu. The small library, to be built on a 2-story structure at city property in front of Ingye Elementary School in Ingye-dong, will be equipped with shelf space, a toddler reading room, a multimedia room, a nursing room, rest areas, and a rooftop garden, and is scheduled to open in November. The Small Library Makers Association will…
Jeongja 1-dong in Jangan-gu, Suwon (Dong Chief Cho Su-hyung) held a 'Love Bokcdalim' event on the 23rd at the basement auditorium of the dong community center, inviting about 150 elderly people living alone, elderly at community centers, and environmental sanitation workers. The Bokcdalim event held on Chobok was hosted by the Jeongja 1-dong Saemaul Women's Association and held with sponsorship from SKC Suwon Factory and the Community Autonomous Committee. In particular, the women's association served carefully made samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), rice cakes, fruits, and beverages to the elderly and sanitation workers. Jeongja 1-dong Chief Cho Su-hyung…
Gyeonggi-do announced on the 23rd that it conducted special crackdowns on environmental pollution from June 6 to 17 targeting 15 food and beverage manufacturers and 5 wastewater treatment operators in the province, identified 4 operators, and issued administrative penalties including improvement orders. Company D, a milk processing operator in Suwon, was caught discharging wastewater with returned milk and similar materials while exceeding the daily permitted amount of 1,800 tons by 200 tons, and Company K, a beverage manufacturer in Yeoju, was…
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it assessed 1.1336 trillion won in property tax as the regular July installment. According to the province, the assessed property tax increased by 70 billion won (6.58%) compared to the previous year. Breaking it down, property tax increased by 5.6% to 463.7 billion won compared to last year. Growing urban area property tax amounted to 331.8 billion won, up 5.97% from last year. Additionally, regional resource facility tax was 245.6 billion won, and local education tax
Poster for '2015 Healthy City Suwon UCC Video' Contest. Suwon City will hold a contest for '2015 Healthy City Suwon UCC Video' until the 14th of next month. Contest content includes ▲Information about the healthy city project being promoted in Suwon City, ▲Idea videos for creating a healthy leading city across generations, ▲Free imaginative stories about a healthy city of Suwon, etc. To participate, create a pure original video of 3 minutes or less and submit it to the Healthy City Suwon UCC Contest website…
Suwon City imposed 102.5 billion won in property tax for the regular July installment on 416,000 cases, it announced on the 6th. This is an increase of approximately 7.8 billion won compared to last year. The city attributes the increase to a slight rise in the standard construction price per square meter for buildings from 640,000 won to 650,000 won, and an increase in new construction such as large-scale apartment complexes in Ipbuk-dong and officetel in the Gwanggyo district. Payment methods include inquiry and payment through Wetax or ARS (031-228-36…
The Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Comprehensive Support Center will recruit small and medium-sized enterprises in the province to participate in the '2015 G-Design Development Support Project' by the 20th. This project provides 'one-stop design support service' where design experts from specialized companies or universities systematically assist small and medium-sized enterprises from consulting on needed product or brand design to development and commercialization. The support targets for this project are small and medium-sized enterprises located in seven cities including Suwon, Goyang, Gwangmyeong, Gunpo, Osan, Hanam, and Yangju
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport requested that Gyeonggi Province review sufficient differences of opinion between local governments regarding the Hwaseong Crematorium construction project and report back. According to the province on the 2nd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sent an official document on the 1st stating, "Some local governments adjacent to Hwaseong have raised concerns about insufficient consultation and verification, so Gyeonggi Province should thoroughly examine the differences of opinion between local governments and report the results." In the official document, the ministry cited 'Article 5 of the Burial Act'…
Establishment of permanent mobile enforcement units…Targets of license plate impoundment with total fines of 300,000 won or more
Road name address guide sign displaying Suwon City's new postal code. Suwon City announced on the 26th that it has produced and installed 11,145 road name address guide signs displaying road names and new postal codes for the convenience of single-family homeowners. The city previously installed road name address signs in apartments, elevators, and mailboxes to minimize confusion among residents, and expanded the installation target areas to single-family housing areas this year. The existing building number signs simply displayed…
Aerial view of Suwon Global Youth Dream Center. Suwon City held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 25th for the construction of the 'Global Youth Dream Center.' The ceremony was attended by Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, Samsung Electro-Mechanics HR Team Leader Ryou Seung-mo, Catholic Diocese of Suwon Foundation Director Lee Yong-hun, ambassadors from Nepal, Philippines, and Vietnam, local residents, and multicultural-related organization heads. The Global Youth Dream Center is located at 4 Paldalro 141-gil, Paldal-gu (former Hwaseo-dong 70-10), with an area of 480㎡…
The Resident Autonomy Committee of Gwanggyo 2-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon City (Chair Kang Nak-jung) will recruit participants for third-quarter Resident Autonomy Center programs starting from the 22nd. Since opening in February this year, Gwanggyo 2-dong has been receiving great responses from residents by operating 26 diverse programs including infant ballet, children's art, musical jump rope, yoga, and English conversation from the second quarter. In the third quarter, infant ballet and English conversation classes will be expanded, and pilates and acoustic guitar classes will also be newly opened in the evening for…
Suwon City is calling for entries for 'living waste reduction practice essays and ideas' to establish a proper garbage disposal culture. Submission categories are divided into practice essay and idea categories, with the practice essay section collecting content that specifically and sincerely expresses the importance of resource recycling and circulation, as well as cases of practicing waste reduction. The idea category targets new and useful methods or measures to reduce household waste in daily life. Anyone residing in Suwon City can…
On the 16th, Suwon City's Public Transportation Department organized two enforcement teams with police and taxi union members to conduct guidance and enforcement activities to eliminate illegal taxi practices for three hours at Yeongtong shopping centers and other locations. Suwon City conducted enforcement activities against traffic law violations by taxis on the 16th with related agencies to establish transportation order for commercial vehicles. The city deployed 13 personnel including police officers and taxi-related union members and 4 enforcement vehicles to…
Gwonseon-gu Office Director Park Heung-soo (second from left) conducted bicycle patrol inspections of in-district small streams on the 15th, collecting public complaints and inconveniences. Suwon City's Gwonseon-gu (Office Director Park Heung-soo) will conduct walking and bicycle tours of small streams for three days from the 15th to the 17th to prevent flood damage during the rainy season and efficiently address public complaints. The small stream inspection area covers eight small streams in the district including Homaesilcheon and Geumgokcheeon, with…
Suwon City accepts applications for National Basic Living Security 'customized benefits' until the 19th. Customized benefits are a system that addresses welfare blind spots by changing from providing all benefits to households below the minimum living standard to setting different selection standards by benefit type. This system allows basic livelihood recipients to receive necessary benefits tailored to their individual circumstances even if they exceed the selection standard. Additionally, education benefits have abolished spousal obligations criteria and…
Suwon City imposed 43.2 billion won in automobile tax for the regular June installment, it announced on the 10th. Automobile tax must be paid between the 16th and 30th of this month. By district, Gwonseon-gu had the highest automobile tax at 13.1 billion won, followed by Yeongtong-gu and Jangan-gu at 12.5 billion and 10.4 billion won respectively. Paldal-gu had the lowest at 7.2 billion won. This is an increase of approximately 1 billion won compared to last year, due to new apartment move-ins in Gwanggyo and West Suwon…
Suwon City's Gwonseon-gu (Office Director Park Heung-soo) announced on the 4th that it will conduct a month-long comprehensive survey during June on buildings that have filed construction commencement reports but have not applied for completion inspection from 2012 to the present to ensure accurate assessment of regular property tax as of June 1, 2015. In particular, as construction permits have been steadily progressing with full-scale development projects in Homaesil, Gwonseon, and Seryu districts, the district is making all efforts to organize tax data…
Suwon City's Jangan-gu (Office Director Lee Sang-yun) imposed 10.4 billion won in automobile tax for the regular June installment and launched extensive payment publicity to secure local tax revenues. The payment deadline for this regular automobile tax is the 30th, and it can be paid by visiting all banks or post offices nationwide, or through Wetax (www.wetax.go.kr) and the Financial Settlement Network (www.giro.or.kr) via internet, ARS (031-228-3651), credit card, virtual accounts…
Suwon City's Yeongtong-gu (Office Director Kim Ju-ho) announced on the 2nd that starting this month, it will become the first basic local government nationwide to accept real estate brokerage business civil complaints applications online as a resident convenience measure. Previously, residents had to visit the district office directly to report employment and termination of real estate brokerage businesses. To resolve this inconvenience, the district will use the Korea Land Information System (KLIS) to allow convenient online employment…
Paldal-gu held a workshop event for 'Welcome to Suwon,' a neighborhood community project created for community building, on the 29th with representatives from each dong resident autonomy committee, dong community centers, Suwon Lifelong Learning Center, and local residents gathered together. Suwon City's Paldal-gu (Office Director Park Heung-shik) held a workshop on the 29th of last month for the 'Welcome to Suwon' neighborhood greeting project to complete the Suwon-style neighborhood community. 'Welcome to Suwon' is being created…
Suwon City will conduct 'customized business management guidance services' from June to November. Suwon City will implement 'customized business management guidance services' from June to November to enhance competitiveness of food hygiene businesses. Through this management guidance project, the city will select 30 food hygiene businesses and provide management consulting. Subsequently, experts will visit the business at least once per month for management diagnosis, food menu development, marketing strategy, and other one-on-one customized management guidance…