Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City. (New Year's Message) Dear respected citizens! As a turbulent year comes to an end, the hopeful Year of the Rat 2020 dawns. Welcoming the year of the white rat symbolizing abundance, wisdom, and healing, I hope this becomes a healthy year where all citizens' lives become more prosperous and happy. Under the vision of 'New Uiwang where citizens are happy,' Uiwang City in 2020 will work to practically change citizens' lives…
Investment of 44.5 billion won improving old city center through district compensation and construction commencement
Uiwang City officials conducting Safety Inspection Day campaign on the 1st. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City held a New Year's first Safety Inspection Day campaign at the entrance of Moraksan on the 1st. The campaign was conducted by approximately 50 participants including city civil servants, Uiwang City regional autonomous disaster prevention team, security personnel, and Ojeon-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee, promoting national action guidelines for preventing winter safety accidents including cold wave response measures and warnings about hiking trail safety accidents. Also in the cold…
City conducting water quality inspection at 40 rivers and reservoirs over one year, BOD levels generally lower than 2018
Raising living wage, garbage disposal time, village bus fares, etc. City distributing "2020 Newly Changed Systems" booklet
Total support of 200 million won, each selected institution provided subsidies within 8 million won Reception until January 17…project briefing session scheduled for the 9th
[Suwon Daily=Reporter Park Noh-hun] "Dear 1.08 million Yongin City residents, Happy New Year." Mayor Baek Gun-ki of Yongin City welcomed the Year of the Rat with approximately 1,500 citizens at the summit of Seokseong-san (471.5m above sea level) on the 1st. Mayor Baek and citizens watched the sunrise wishing for health and happiness, and hung wish notes on strings connecting between trees expressing their aspirations for achievement. Mayor Baek also posted an earnest wish reading 'May we achieve an eco-friendly ecological city and economically self-sufficient city…'
Osan City sunrise viewing event at Doksan Fortress. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City and Osan Culture Center held a New Year's sunrise viewing event with approximately 2,000 citizens at Doksan Fortress on the 1st. The event began with a hiking trail at the main gate entrance of Doksan Fortress, followed by an An Jung-geun Peace Orchestra brass quintet performance before sunrise and a Korean ritual dance performance by Osan Dance Association's Rate Dance Company. Events such as 'traditional taffy sharing for warding off bad luck' and 'words of encouragement I give myself this year' were also prepared…
At midnight on the 31st, the Yeomingak '2019 Year-end and 2020 Celebration Bell Ringing Event' is held
Gyeonggi Research Institute exterior. (Photo=Gyeonggi Research Institute) [Suwon Daily=Park No-hun] The Gyeonggi Research Institute (Director Lee Han-ju) appointed Song Mi-young, senior research fellow (55), as deputy director of research on the 1st, and Bong In-sik, senior research fellow (49), as head of the research planning division. The appointment of Deputy Director Song is significant as it marks the first female deputy director in the 24-year history of the Gyeonggi Research Institute. Newly appointed Deputy Director Song Mi-young, born in 1964, holds a master's degree in biology from Korea University and specialized in aquatic toxicology at Washington State University in the U.S.
Gwak Sang-wuk, mayor of Osan. (Photo=Osan City) [New Year's Address] Respected citizens of 230,000 and public officials! Leaving behind the eventful year of 2019, the new year of 2020, the Year of the Rat, has dawned. As we welcome this hopeful new year, I sincerely wish that health and good fortune fill the homes of our citizens and public officials, and that all your wishes come true. Furthermore, I express my deep gratitude for your special attention and unwavering support to city administration over the past year…
Resident Autonomy Committees hold pilot neighborhood general assemblies with case presentations and discussion sessions
C1 bus for Osan City that began operation on the 30th. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Osan City began operating the C1 (City 1) bus, an urban transit model connecting Cheongho and Gohyeon-dong to Sema Station, starting on the 30th. An 'urban transit model' is a project that provides customized transportation services for areas with inadequate public transit, guarantees residents' right to mobility, and receives operational funding from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The city received approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport last November and…
Osan City Hall exterior. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Osan City was selected as an 'excellent' municipal government in the '2019 comprehensive road maintenance evaluation' conducted by Gyeonggi Province for 31 cities and counties on the 31st. The city has been selected as an excellent organization for four consecutive years from 2016-2018 through 2019. Gyeonggi Province conducts comprehensive road maintenance evaluations twice yearly (spring 30%, autumn 70%) for 31 cities and counties within the province to provide a safe and pleasant road environment…
Unique challenge in Gyeonggi Province that succeeded...If selected as this city, will receive total 10 billion won support with 30 local governments over 5 years
Pyeongtaek Mayor Jeong Jang-seon (center) poses with urban forest slogan award winners. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held an awards ceremony for the Pyeongtaek urban forest slogan competition on the 30th. The competition was held for 15 days from the 10th to the 24th to select and discover the representative slogan for Pyeongtaek's urban forest. A total of 605 entries were received. After three rounds of screening, the grand prize winner was Kim Yong-gyu's 'The Harmony of City and Forest, Pyeongtaek!', and the excellence award…
Gwonseon-gu Office exterior. (Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City announced on the 31st that it took action on 358 cases of termination of existing social security benefits out of 2,509 cases subject to investigation as a result of regular confirmation surveys for second-half social security payments. The district conducted '2019 second-half regular social security payment confirmation surveys' from October 1 to December 27 to verify the appropriateness of social security benefits for beneficiaries in accordance with the Social Security Benefits Law and individual relevant laws…
The power of citizens is great. Together with citizens, I will unfold the wings of genuine local autonomy and decentralization.
Governor Lee Jae-myung: "Eliminate the distinction between men and women in your mind itself"
130 billion won invested in 7,864㎡…Creating 500 affordable housing units and startup support facilities
Announcing major tasks for 2020…Presenting vision of 'greater Suwon centered on people'
Gyeonggi Province Government building exterior. (Photo=Gyeonggi Province) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province conducted personnel appointments for division and bureau directors and vice head officials as of January 1, 2020. Three officials at grade 2 and six at grade 3 were promoted, and two officials moved to positions as grade 4 vice heads. This personnel appointment focused on supporting Governor Lee Jae-myung's policy implementation and creating a dynamic working atmosphere as Gyeonggi Province enters the midpoint of the seventh democratic election term. For the grade 2 director-level Safety Management Director position, facility specialist Kim Dae-soon…
To create a good environment for childcare…300,000 won for first child, 500,000 won for second…
Uiwang City Hall exterior. (Photo=Uiwang City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City announced on the 30th that it will hold the '2020 Food Waste Reduction Competition' targeting multi-family housing complexes in the city. The competition will be held in two rounds for 90 multi-family housing complexes subject to food waste disposal fees during January-May and June-October next year. Evaluation criteria include reduction rate of waste output by household and waste reduction efforts (food waste reduction promotion and activity records, separate discharge of food waste)…
Mayor Jeong Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek (4th from left) poses with citizens who donated trees. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held a certificate of appreciation ceremony on the 27th with 10 citizens who donated trees to the city, including Kim Yong-seop (Paengseong-eup resident). The city explained that after publicizing citizen tree donations, trees of 14 varieties totaling 4,984 trees were donated by 15 citizens, with 2,228 trees currently transplanted…
Participants in the Osan Stream winter bird-watching event. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] The '2019 Osan Stream Winter Bird-Watching Event' hosted by Osan City and organized by the Osan Sustainable Development Council was held along the Osan Stream on the 28th. Held for the second time following the 14th, the bird-watching event featured the theme of 'protection and ecosystem conservation of winter migratory birds in Osan Stream' and included bird observation, bird picture button-making, migratory bird habitat quizzes, bird feeding, and various…
Graduates of Pyeongtaek Super Opening Agricultural University take commemorative photos at the graduation ceremony last month on the 13th. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City will accept new students for the '2020 Super Opening Agricultural University' from January 2 to 31 next year. The city named the university after 'Super Opening,' Pyeongtaek's representative agricultural and special product brand. Through agricultural technology education for producing high-quality superior agricultural products, the city will develop agricultural professional leaders to lead Pyeongtaek's agriculture and rural communities…
Paldal-gu Office exterior. (Photo=Paldal-gu) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Starting from January next year, Paldal-gu will support the opening of garnishment-protected accounts for new basic pension recipients as needed. Previously, those who wished to open garnishment-protected accounts had to visit administrative welfare centers three times in total: applying for basic pension, requesting required documents for account issuance, and registering account opening. With the implementation of garnishment-protected account opening support, residents will need to visit only a minimum of once to…
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