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Budget support of 380 million won for indoor and common piping…Application deadline by March 3rd
Budget support of 380 million won for indoor and common piping…Application deadline by March 3rd
Partial amendment to urban planning ordinance...Expected to aid urban function recovery and regional revitalization
Gyeonggi Province pilot operation of item sharing and social dining programs for single-person young households. New youth spaces created in Hwaseong, Uijeongbu, and Pocheon cities. Additional program operating costs provided for youth spaces currently operated by existing cities and counties
Resident of Ojung-dong...in transit to quarantine hospital
Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City participates directly in quarantine operations on the 5th.(Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] As COVID-19 spreads nationwide, Uiwang City temporarily designated the 5th as 'Uiwang City Quarantine Day.' On this day, the city formed a civil-public-military joint quarantine team comprised of approximately 180 people including 30 soldiers from Army Unit 2506 3rd Battalion, approximately 90 members of civic organizations, and about 60 civil servants to conduct quarantine on public facilities, alleyways, and secondary roads. Additionally, the city…
Business began in July last year...completion report held on the 4th One-stop inquiry and editing of all space and administrative information available through a single system 'Data Hub' opens on the 1st of next month, 'Smart Spatial Information Platform' to launch on the 23rd
Ordinance enactment to promote high-quality child and childcare policies
Government plans income tax and corporate tax reductions...appeals for active public interest and participation
Disinfection of public facilities including bus stops, pedestrian bridges, playgrounds...easing citizen anxiety
Targeting unemployed youth preparing for written tests for public and private enterprises. Application acceptance from 9th-20th...operation planned for 24th-27th
From 1st to next month 1st, pilot project operating on 16 routes in 19 cities and counties sequentially providing improved bus service through express route operation, friendly driver certification system, passenger convenience devices, etc.
Sprayer rental and disinfectant support at 6 dong community centers
Uiwang City Hall exterior. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Kim Su-ji reporter] As Uiwang City's COVID-19 crisis level was elevated to 'critical,' the city announced on the 27th that it will temporarily permit disposable products at food service establishments to prevent disease spread. Applicable establishments are food service businesses such as general restaurants and casual dining establishments under Article 36 of the 'Food Sanitation Act' that are closely related to residents' daily lives, and permitted items include disposable cups, plates, utensils, and chopsticks. Sufficient…
Expected to provide significant boost to local economy depressed by COVID-19
Uiwang Urban Corporation special transport vehicle for mobility-disadvantaged persons.(photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang Urban Corporation will reduce usage fees for special transport vehicles operated for mobility-disadvantaged persons who have difficulty using public transportation from next month's 2nd and ease residential restrictions of eligible users. Uiwang Urban Corporation, which has been operating the Mobility-Disadvantaged Person Transportation Support Center by taking custody of 4 special transport vehicles from Uiwang City since 2015, has now increased to 7 vehicles for a total of 11…
Presiding over emergency special measures meeting on 23rd and on-site inspection of screening clinics
View of Uiwang City Hall. [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City will recruit companies to participate in the '2020 Domestic and International Exhibition (Trade Fair) Participation Support' project from the 26th to next month 3rd. Eligible applicants are small and medium-sized manufacturing companies currently located in Uiwang City. Excluded are companies receiving participation fees from other organizations, companies with overdue local taxes or suspended/closed businesses, and those manufacturing indecent entertainment equipment or related content such as gambling. Participation…
Selected as target site for infrastructure construction project by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, securing 600 million won in state funds Integration of traffic, crime prevention, disaster, and environment... City plans to build by end of year with additional city budget
Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City (left) is assisting an elderly person with hand sanitization. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] On the 12th, Uiwang City Mayor Kim Sang-don visited senior welfare centers, senior dining halls, and childcare facilities in the city to prevent the spread of COVID-19, inspecting on-site response situations and encouraging related staff. Mayor Kim first visited Saranghae Senior Welfare Center. He assisted elderly residents with temperature checks and hand sanitization, directly explaining prevention measures for the novel coronavirus infection, and seniors'…
City conducts interim report on 'basic plan for utilizing big data policy' on 11th
Uiwang City Hall exterior. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] On the 11th, Uiwang City announced that TV entertainment program cast members couple Ham So-won and Jin-hwa donated 10,000 masks to the city on the 10th to prevent and contain the spread of novel coronavirus infection. The couple, residing in Uiwang City, continuously thought of ways to help from the initial outbreak of the virus and decided to support masks, the city added. The couple said, "In difficult times…
Uiwang City pursues '2020 operating vehicle emission reduction project'
Shelter and learning space, community facilities with harmony…applications accepted until the 26th
Notice of emergency household census in Uiwang City. [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young reporter] Uiwang City will conduct a comprehensive census of at-risk households in apartments by the end of this month to intensively identify welfare blind spots. Survey targets include households that have failed to pay management fees or rent for more than three months in the past year, households with little gas, water, or electricity usage or meter readings of '0', and households reported as at-risk by neighboring residents and management office staff during the census period, etc. The survey is conducted by the dong resident center welfare…
Thermal imaging cameras additionally installed at city hall, etc…quarantine completed by the 9th at daycare centers, bus stops, etc.
A forest fire helicopter jointly purchased and operated from this month by Uiwang along with Gwacheon, Anyang, and Gunpo. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City designates the period until May 15th as spring forest fire prevention period and will establish and operate a forest fire prevention countermeasure headquarters. The headquarters will organize and operate emergency non-full-time personnel during this period and select 30 forest fire specialists for the wildfire prevention team to actively apply the mechanized wildfire suppression system that won the grand prize in the 'National Forest Fire Prevention Idea Competition' at wildfire…
An official from Uiwang City is inspecting for illegally installed hidden cameras in public restrooms. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City announced on the 5th that it conducted a special inspection of public restrooms in the city last month to address concerns caused by illegal filming hidden cameras in restrooms. From the 13th to 30th of last month, the city conducted inspections on 36 public restrooms and 10 open restrooms in frequently used locations such as traditional markets, parks, and tourist attractions using lens and radio wave detection equipment…
Novel coronavirus prevention countermeasures meeting for women and children held in Uiwang City on the 3rd. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City held a countermeasures meeting on the 3rd at the city hall small conference room to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus infection among women and children. The city met with officials from women-related commissioned facilities, healthy family and multicultural family support centers, child protection facilities, and community child centers to discuss ▲thorough facility-specific sterilization and disinfection ▲mask wearing ▲importance of handwashing…
Kim Sang-don, Mayor of Uiwang City (center), visits a novel coronavirus screening clinic in the city. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City directed countermeasures in response to the novel coronavirus rapidly spreading domestically and internationally. To ease citizens' concerns and anxiety, the city decided to update information and measures related to the novel coronavirus twice daily on the city website and SNS. Concerns over public officials being infected and transmitting to citizens…