Pyeongtaek City Appoints Citizens' Planning Committee for '2040 Pyeongtaek Urban Master Plan'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Pyeongtaek City appointed a citizens' planning committee composed of 60 Pyeongtaek residents on the 19th to establish the '2040 Pyeongtaek Urban Master Plan' with citizen participation and held the first meeting.

The '2040 Pyeongtaek Urban Master Plan' is the highest-level statutory plan that presents the desirable future vision the city should pursue and long-term development direction. Since September, the city has publicly recruited a 'citizens' planning committee' for citizen-participatory urban planning and selected 60 Pyeongtaek residents in consideration of residential areas, age, and gender.

The 'citizens' planning committee' will be appointed as an unpaid honorary position and will begin full-fledged activities starting with the appointment ceremony.

The plan calls for conducting a total of 5 meetings organized into 4 divisions including urban planning, parks, safety, and industry, with the aim of discovering urban visions that resonate with citizens and conveying Pyeongtaek City's future vision to the city.

A city official said, "Since this is urban planning for the next 20 years, we will establish a 2040 Pyeongtaek Urban Master Plan that reflects the diverse and innovative opinions of citizens and promote the city's growth as a sustainable city."