Suwon to Recruit Participants for Urban Policy Citizens Planning Council Round Table Discussion

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon announced on October 31 that it will recruit participants for the '2019 Urban Policy Citizens Planning Council Round Table Discussion' through next month's 3rd.

The round table discussion will be held on October 8 at 2 p.m. at the Suwon Convention Center with the theme of 'Urban Planning Direction for Fine Dust Reduction.'

The discussion will address urban planning to create safe cities from fine dust, policies and projects for fine dust reduction, and management of fine dust sources.

Electronic voting will be conducted during the discussion to gather participants' opinions, which will be actively reflected in the implementation of fine dust-related policies and projects.

Citizens residing in or working in Suwon, as well as students attending elementary, middle, or high schools in Suwon, are eligible to participate. Applicants can apply through the city's website (http://www.suwon.go.kr) by clicking on the '2019 Urban Policy Citizens Planning Council Round Table Discussion Participation Application' banner under 'Announcements and Applications.'

The Suwon Urban Policy Citizens Planning Council, which was launched in 2012, has become a representative governance (public-private collaboration) institution of Suwon and has been recognized for its excellence domestically and abroad, even being included in elementary school state textbooks. In 2014, it received the UN-HABITAT Award and established itself as a representative citizen-participatory urban planning system representing the city.