Osan City Opens Sixth Sprout Station Shelter for Young Children's Drop-off and Pick-up

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Osan City held the opening ceremony for the sixth Sprout Station shelter for infants and young children at Neulpurun Oscar Vill Apartment in Yangsan-dong on the 7th.

The opening ceremony was attended by Mayor Lee Kwon-jae, Osan City Council Speaker Lee Sang-bok, Neulpurun Oscar Vill Apartment Resident Representative President Lee Ju-hee and executives, as well as residents of the apartment including infants, young children, and children.

The Sprout Station installation subsidy support project is a campaign pledge of the eighth popular election term, which Mayor Lee Kwon-jae has prioritized to protect infants and young children who are vulnerable to extreme heat, severe cold, and fine dust during spring and fall seasons, as well as to provide a safe environment away from various vehicles.

The city started the project in August last year and completed the installation of Sprout Stations at six locations: △Sekyeo Central Park (1st) △Comfortable Living Osan Sekyeo (2nd) △Jungmi Village Hutton 9-dan (3rd) △Wondong Hillstate (4th) △Unam Public Housing Complex 1-dan (5th) △Yangsan-dong Neulpurun Oscar Vill (6th).

The Sprout Stations are equipped with heating and cooling facilities with air purification functions, sliding automatic doors, indoor waiting chairs, and child-friendly design elements centered on safety and health themes.

Resident Representative President Lee Ju-hee said, "We have been inconvenienced by bad weather as there was no separate waiting area for children's drop-off and pick-up, and I am grateful that with the city's help we were able to create a space for the children. I hope the city will continue to implement many policies for children going forward."

Mayor Lee Kwon-jae said, "The installation of Sprout Stations was promoted based on the belief that protecting the safety of parents picking up children in snow and rain and young children is a key policy initiative of city administration. Going forward, I will continue to consider and formulate policies for citizen safety and health."