11th Regular General Meeting of Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council for Greenbelt Policy Development Held

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The '11th Regular General Meeting of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council for Greenbelt Policy Development' was held on the 26th at Hwaseong Hambaeksan Memorial Park in Maesong-myeon, Hwaseong City, to discuss improvements to regulations related to greenbelts and promote policy development.

The meeting was attended by heads of 14 cities and counties within Gyeonggi Province that have greenbelts: Hwaseong, Hanam, Gwacheon, Suwon, Goyang, Ansan, Anyang, Siheung, Gimpo, Gwangmyeong, Gunpo, Yangju, Guri, and Uiwang.

At the meeting, presided over by Hwaseong City Mayor Seo Chul-mo, who serves as the third-term council chair, the election of the fourth-term council chair was held, along with a report on and adoption of greenbelt system improvement proposals, including: ▲ Permission to install auxiliary parking lots on land designated as undeveloped land adjacent to existing structures such as factories (Siheung) ▲ Relaxation of requirements for relocating buildings within greenbelts (Gimpo) ▲ Streamlining of administrative procedures when emergency expansion of medical facilities such as health centers is necessary (Gwangmyeong) ▲ Establishment of provisions for land access regulations for enforcement officials inspecting illegal activities in greenbelts (Uiwang).

Additionally, a presentation and adoption of a joint task proposal submitted by Goyang City, 'Joint Task to Prevent Urban Sprawl,' was conducted.

Meanwhile, at the meeting, Anyang City Mayor Choi Dae-ho was elected as the fourth-term council chair, and Goyang City Mayor Lee Jae-jun was elected as vice chair.