Gwonseon-gu Holds 2007 Department and Ward Business Reports

Gwonseon-gu (District Chief Choi Jong-won) in Suwon held a series of 2007 annual business reports starting from March 9, beginning with the Comprehensive Civil Affairs Division and the Construction Division.

The key points of the March 9 Comprehensive Civil Affairs Division business report include providing rest spaces for civil service users through customer-oriented comprehensive civil affairs center operations, shortening document issuance times, cultivating courteous civil servants, and conducting satisfaction surveys by telephone on processing procedures among citizens who have received administrative services.

Additionally, the district plans to establish land transaction order centered on actual users by conducting strict examinations for land transaction contract approvals and thoroughly investigating post-transaction usage conditions. As a special initiative, the district plans to hold a "Role-Playing Competition" in September where citizens participate and civil servants and citizens swap roles, following the positive response received in 2006.

The Construction Division will implement comprehensive disaster prevention measures, cleanup of illegal street vendors and roadside obstructions, removal of unauthorized signs, maintenance of residential alleyways, expansion of connected road networks, and road beautification projects. The division plans to repair roads with cracks and damage that pose traffic accident risks and detract from urban aesthetics.

Additionally, the division will improve street lights, security lights, and electrical facilities installed on roads and residential alleyways to create bright and safe streets. The division also plans to create themed flower paths along Suwon Stream and establish pocket parks in vacant lots and unused spaces within the city to provide viewing attractions for residents.

As special initiatives, the division plans to install planters using aquatic plants and install topiary shrubs (Chinese privet) to create a pleasant urban environment.

Notably, these business reports conducted by each department and ward focus on issues, complementary measures, and improvements from 2006 operations, with the goal of providing higher-quality administrative services in 2007 by focusing on improvements on a project-by-project basis.

District Chief Choi emphasized in his address following the business reports that all staff should make their best efforts in "on-site administration that works with residents, observes, listens, and acts."