- Mayor Yeom held 'July expansion executive meeting' in non-face-to-face format following last month - Administrative boundary adjustment order between Mangpo-dong area in Suwon and Banjeong-dong area in Hwaseong to take effect on the 24th of next month
Pae-tae City Agricultural Products Packaging Design Development Service project kick-off report meeting in progress. (Photo=Pyeongtak City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtak City held a 'Pyeongtak City Agricultural Products (Local Food) Packaging Design Development Service' kick-off report meeting on the 24th with participation from local food sector officials and design experts. The project aims to develop agricultural and processed product packaging that matches consumer trends with friendly imagery and practicality and originality unique to Pyeongtak City to enhance product…
A screenshot of the online voting window created in the Suwon City homepage 'Participation→Recruitment·Application' section. [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon City is conducting an online vote for '2020 first half active administration excellence cases' from the 23rd to 29th of this month. Any Suwon citizen can vote for the policy they believe is the best among 12 cases in the '2020 first half active administration excellence case selection online vote' posted on the Suwon City homepage (www.suwon.go.kr) 'Recruitment·Application'
Administrative order for gathering prohibition posted on the entrance door of a coin karaoke establishment in Yeongdeungpo-gu.(Photo=Yeongdeungpo-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Yeongdeungpo-gu in Suwon conducted a comprehensive inspection of 20 coin karaoke practice rooms in the district on the 22nd. The inspection was in response to Gyeonggi Province's extension of the 'administrative order for gathering prohibition.' The district visited coin karaoke practice rooms to post notices and gathering prohibition orders, and encouraged businesses to comply with the gathering prohibition administrative order. The gathering prohibition administrative order was originally set to expire at 24:00 on the 21st. The metropolitan…
A citizen who leased Tapdong Citizens Farm is cultivating crops.(Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon City, a city of 1.25 million people advocating for 'environmental capital,' is providing citizens with rest through nature via green healing points throughout the city. ▲Wise rural life, Citizens Farm The city rehabilitated previously damaged national land in Dangsu-dong in 2012 and created a citizens farm spanning 326,555㎡, which has been operating since 2013. Dangsu-dong Farm
Open-air smoking booth inside Yeongdeungpo-gu office. (Photo=Yeongdeungpo-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Yeongdeungpo-gu, Suwon City announced on the 20th that it has redesigned part of the internal environment of open-air smoking booths in the government building to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and practice social distancing in everyday life. Yellow stripes marked at one-meter intervals were placed on the floor of the smoking booth, and yellow footprint-shaped stickers were produced and attached to each section, allowing smokers to practice social distancing in their daily lives. Additionally, 'COVID-19 Together…'
- Government emergency disaster relief fund 96.7%, Gyeonggi-do disaster basic income 95% - Paldal-gu with high proportion of elderly population has lowest payment rate for city disaster basic income and emergency disaster relief fund
Children's playground in Yeongdeungpo-gu with replaced sand. (Photo=Yeongdeungpo-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Yeongdeungpo-gu, Suwon City announced on the 20th that it will conduct sand replacement work in 12 urban parks including Seonjuri Parks in June so that children can use parks and playgrounds cleanly and safely. The district selected 12 target sites this year through self-evaluation to address dust caused by sand deterioration and ensure pleasant park use for children. Budget will also be secured for next year…
Promotional material for simplified water and sewage bill notification service. [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced that starting from the July billing, it will establish a mobile-based water and sewage billing system for rapid and accurate billing. The target is households that are currently paying water fees through automatic transfer under Article 33, Section 1 of Suwon City Water Supply Ordinance. The city has experienced issues where people mistakenly receive bills intended for others during the mailing and receipt process, and customers outside the city have difficulty receiving bills or experience delays with postal delivery…
Suwon City Hall. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City will hold an open recruitment for a delegated operator to integrate and operate Suwon Lifelong Learning Center and Foreign Language Village starting in September. The recruitment targets are non-profit organizations with their main business location in Gyeonggi-do or Seoul as of the announcement date (announcement period: June 17 – July 7) and educational businesses-related organizations (institutions or groups) capable of efficiently managing and operating lifelong learning centers. Consortium (joint operation) composition is also possible. Selected institutions will…
Yeongdeungpo-gu is conducting a major cleaning of bicycle paths in the Shin-dong area. (Photo=Yeongdeungpo-gu) Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Yeongdeungpo-gu, Suwon City (District Chief Song Young-wan) conducted a major cleaning of the Shin-dong bicycle path on the 17th to create a clean road environment. The bicycle path near the Shin-dong E-Mart Traders has accumulated soil over a long period, detracting from the aesthetics and causing inconvenience to nearby residents regarding bicycle traffic. In response, the district and the…
- Boundary adjustment ordinance to be promulgated in June, implemented in July…boundary adjustment after 6 years of discussion - Mayor Yeom Tae-young registered petition on Blue House 'National Petitions and Proposals' bulletin board in 2017
Paldal-gu Health Center screening clinic. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City announced on the 16th that the 81st and 82nd confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city have occurred. The 81st confirmed case is a man in his 70s residing in Uman 1-dong, Paldal-gu. The 82nd is a man in his 30s residing in Mangpo 1-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu who entered the country from abroad. The city announced it will disinfect the residence and surrounding areas and reveal the route of movement after epidemiological investigation.
Suwon City Hall exterior. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City will conduct 'inspection of disaster relief fund receipt and management status' from the 18th to next month 5th to minimize blind spots in COVID-19 response. The city plans to confirm the receipt and management status of disaster relief funds for residents of living facilities and the homeless to minimize blind spots in COVID-19 response support projects. The targets are 516 residents of living facilities (facilities for elderly, children, people with disabilities, women, etc.). Inspectors will conduct interviews with
Electronic visit log usage guide. [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] From now on, visitors to Suwon City Hall and 4 district offices must scan their personal QR code before entering. Suwon City announced on the 15th that it will pilot and operate electronic visit logs (KI-Pass) at the main office and 4 district offices. The electronic visit log uses a personal QR code. It can be issued after logging in through the 'Naver' app (web) on a smartphone. Visitors must wear masks and disinfect their hands before…
Suwon City Hall exterior. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City announced on the 14th that it will suspend operation of public facilities. This is a response to the government's indefinite extension of 'strengthened quarantine measures' targeting the Seoul metropolitan area. The government implemented 'strengthened quarantine measures' targeting the Seoul metropolitan area from the 29th of last month to the 14th. However, as COVID-19 continued to spread in the Seoul metropolitan area, the government announced on the 12th that "no end date for strengthened quarantine measures will be set,"
Jangan-gu Office exterior. (Photo=Jangan-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Jangan-gu, Suwon City announced on the 13th that it will conduct comprehensive real estate register surveys and real property owner surveys in the registry for 30,165 parcels in the district from this month through July to unify real estate administrative information. Computerized data from comprehensive real estate registers is being used in various places including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Statistics Nuri and Statistics Korea e-nara Index (www.index.go.kr), Ancestral Land Finder, Safe Inheritance One-Stop Service, etc. However…
- Producing 6,000 necklaces to distribute to elementary school students in Suwon area - Can be hung around neck even when removed, improving portability and helping quarantine