Pyeongtaek City Hosts Party-Government Cooperation Meeting to Address Regional Issues

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City and the Democratic Party of Korea's Pyeongtaek Regional Committee held a party-government cooperation meeting on the 12th to review local livelihood issues and discuss development plans.

The meeting was attended by Mayor Jung Jang-seon and senior officials from Pyeongtaek City, as well as key party members including National Assembly Member Hong Ki-won, Pyeongtaek Regional Committee Chair Kim Hyun-jung, and city council members.

The city presented 21 agenda items including heavy rain damage situations and response measures, △realization of fair compensation for military noise damage, △Phase 2 installation project of public wastewater treatment facility at Godeok General Industrial Complex, △establishment of water quality improvement council for Pyeongtaek Lake, and △GTX-C line extension to Pyeongtaek, and requested active institutional improvements and budget allocation from the party.

Additionally, the parties shared central government policy implementation on agenda items that had been continuously discussed and conducted in-depth discussions on unreasonable government systems, administrative procedures, and budget allocation matters, while planning follow-up measures and agreeing to respond actively.

Mayor Jung Jang-seon said, "The city is facing difficult circumstances due to flood recovery and COVID-19, but we are managing and overcoming them swiftly together," and added, "Through regularly held party-government cooperation meetings, let's actively eliminate administrative blind spots and strengthen regional competitiveness through administrative innovation and future planning."

In response, key party members stated, "We will play our part in communication between the central and local governments to ensure that citizen proposals and suggestions from Pyeongtaek City are actively reflected in policy for the city's sustainable development."