Mayor An Byeong-yong Meets with Governor Nam Kyung-pil to Request Solutions for Uijeongbu Issues

Uijeongbu Mayor An Byeong-yong held a private meeting with Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil on the 18th following the "2017 New Year's Mayors and Commissioners Greeting Ceremony" to request provincial support for measures to address the bankruptcy petition of the Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit.

On the day, Mayor An introduced major tasks including the establishment of an Uijeongbu complex cultural convergence complex, the creation of Jikdong and Chudong neighborhood parks, and the certification of the Munhyangjae breakfast forum as the world's longest local government breakfast forum.

After the New Year's greeting ceremony, Mayor An met with Governor Nam and actively suggested support for the light rail transit bankruptcy petition, which is the city's most pressing issue, as well as the reflection of Uijeongbu's consultative opinion in the Dobongsan~Okjeong metropolitan railway construction project.

Regarding the light rail transit bankruptcy, the city is operating an emergency response task force team to address legal responses to bankruptcy procedures, issuance of local bonds for termination payments, selection of alternative operators, stable acquisition of facilities, and prevention of operational suspension.