Yangju City Holds 'October Monthly Meeting'

Mayor Lee Sung-ho of Yangju City held the October monthly meeting on the 11th at the City Hall conference room, attended by senior civil servants and staff members.

Prior to the monthly meeting, Mayor Lee explained plans to establish healing tourism infrastructure linked with Jangheung Tourism Special District, Gisan Reservoir, ASEAN Natural Recreation Forest, and Majang Lake through the multicultural food specialty street festival to be held on the 28th in Gisan-ri, Baekseok-eup. The meeting also included recitation of the Civil Servants' Charter by Choi Sang-gi, Director of Sports and Youth Division, and Kim Min-kyung, and the presentation of commendations to citizens who have contributed to the city's development.

Through his remarks, Mayor Lee encouraged the staff for their hard work, noting that the Yangju Experience Tourism Farm's 10 million celosia festival held last month attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors, and during the Chuseok holiday period, over one million visitors from across the nation came to the city, establishing it as a tourist destination in the metropolitan area.

He also asked all staff members to work together with one heart so that through thorough evaluation and analysis of this festival, the shortcomings can be actively supplemented and the festival can become a representative festival of Yangju City next year.

He further instructed staff to prepare thoroughly to ensure successful hosting of numerous events and festivals scheduled for October, including the Hoeamsa Temple Site Royal Festival on the 14th, the 15th Citizens' Day event on the 19th, the Yangju City Eup-myeon-dong Sports Competition on the 21st, and the Multicultural Food Specialty Street Festival on the 28th.

Mayor Lee emphasized that October is an important time to wrap up this year's projects and plan next year's initiatives, instructing all staff to conduct thorough reviews of this year's projects and actively address issues and improvements to ensure full preparation in establishing next year's project plans and budget allocations.