Uiwang City Concludes '2024 New Year Dialogue with Residents'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Chung-young] Uiwang City announced on the 5th that it successfully concluded the ‘2024 New Year Dialogue with Residents’ held at community centers in six districts from the 30th of last month through the 2nd.

The ‘Dialogue with Residents’ was organized for Mayor Kim Sung-je to visit each district at the beginning of the year to explain major city administration projects and current issues, and to listen to diverse opinions and grievances from residents.

Over three days, Mayor Kim met with approximately 800 residents, explaining the achievements of citizen-focused projects that the city focused on promoting last year and support policies for different groups.

The mayor then shared a meaningful time with citizens by discussing major city administration projects to be implemented in full this year, such as large-scale urban development and the construction of urban railway networks, as well as city administration plans in various fields including education, welfare, and culture.

Through this dialogue with residents, the city received a total of 92 suggestions including △questions about major city issues such as the commencement plan for the Dongtan~Indeokwon Line and Gyeonggang Line (Wolgot~Pangyo Line) △the status of the third new city initiative △development direction for the Suksok Village school site △plans to create ochre-colored walking paths △expansion of national and public daycare centers △road repairs, streetlight maintenance, and improvements to traffic facilities and other civil complaints.

In particular, Mayor Kim Sung-je deeply empathized with citizens' opinions during the dialogue and promised swift handling of inconveniences closely related to residents' lives. For suggestions requiring time, he responded that his administration would work with related departments to develop mid- to long-term solutions.

Mayor Kim Sung-je stated, “I will continue to create opportunities for direct communication with citizens, such as visiting mayor's office sessions and dialogues with leaders of civic organizations, to listen more closely to the voices of the field.” He added, “The various opinions suggested by citizens in this dialogue with residents will be carefully reviewed and actively reflected in city administration to realize open governance based on empathy and communication.”