Suwon Rated 'Excellent' in Gyeonggi Province Housing Administration Evaluation...Yongin Takes Grand Prize

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Suwon has been selected as an excellent city in the '2022 Gyeonggi Province Housing Administration Excellence Evaluation for Cities and Counties.'

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 4th, Suwon was recognized for its policy of 'operating a phased quality management system to improve construction quality of apartment complexes.'

The province evaluated 31 cities and counties across the region.

The evaluation is designed to enhance credibility in housing administration and improve the quality of administrative services. It assesses overall housing-related affairs including ▲housing supply and quality improvement ▲promotion of apartment complex management ▲improvement of residential welfare ▲implementation of housing administration policies, and awards prizes accordingly.

In this evaluation, Yongin City claimed the grand prize.

Yongin City, which received the grand prize, operated a consultation panel for apartment complex management to support decision-making by management entities when implementing construction and service projects, and received high scores for implementing excellent policies including pilot operations of waste mask resource recycling to practice carbon neutrality through recycling.

In addition to the grand prize, the province selected top-ranked and excellent cities and counties across three population-based groups. In Group 1 (ranks 1-10 by population), Goyang City received the top honor, while Suwon and Bucheon each received the excellence award. In Group 2 (ranks 11-20), Hanam City received the top honor, with Gimpo and Paju receiving the excellence award. In the remaining Group 3, Anseong City received the top honor, while Uiwang and Icheon were each selected for the excellence award.

Examples of major excellent policies include ▲Goyang City's operation of the emergency support housing 'Hope Plus Housing' for households in housing crisis ▲Suwon's operation of a phased quality management system to improve construction quality of apartment complexes ▲Bucheon City's implementation of the Bucheon Innovation Park project providing jobs and youth public rental housing ▲Hanam City's operation of an apartment complex consultation body comprised of prospective residents, construction-related parties, and relevant experts to prevent disputes related to apartment complex quality ▲Gimpo City's establishment of a predictable housing civil complaint response system through big data analysis ▲Paju City's planning child-friendly apartment complex design including prohibition of ground-level parking lots within complexes ▲Anseong City's implementation of an advance notification service for pre-checking apartment complex management fees and audit results ▲Uiwang City's recommendation of young entrepreneurs for startup support housing occupancy ▲Icheon City's implementation of quarterly supervision work inspections at housing construction project sites, among others, which received favorable evaluations.

Jung Jong-guk, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Housing Policy Division, stated: "We will continue to discover excellent policies to enhance residents' housing stability and quality of life, and through strengthened communication with cities and counties, we will continue to make efforts to ensure housing administration tailored to regional characteristics is implemented."