Mayor Lee Jae-jun of Suwon: "I Will Make the City Citizens Dream of a Reality"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Mayor Lee Jae-jun of Suwon Special Status City stated, "I will create a city that citizens dream of."

At the '2024 Yeongdeungpo-gu District New Light Meeting' held at Yeonghung Sports Complex on the 12th, the mayor said, "The city citizens dream of is the same as the city Suwon strives for," and added, "Through Suwon's Great Transformation and innovation in people's livelihoods, I will turn the city citizens dream of into reality."

The '2024 New Light Meeting' is an occasion where the mayor visits the districts of Gwonseon, Yeongdeungpo, Jangan, and Paldal-gu to explain the city government's major plans and key projects in each district to citizens, and to engage in dialogue with residents. The Yeongdeungpo-gu district New Light Meeting begins in Maetan 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th dongs, continues on the 13th in Yeongdeungpo 1st, 2nd, 3rd dongs and Mangpo 1st, 2nd dongs, and concludes on the 14th in Weoncheon dong and Gwanggyo 1st, 2nd dongs.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun introduced policies and projects supporting the transformation by stating, "We will launch 'Suwon's Great Transformation' through spatial transformation, economic transformation, and living standards transformation."

As spatial transformation policies, he presented projects for constructing a grid-type metropolitan railway network and the 'Urban Revitalization 2.0 Project.' For economic transformation policies, he proposed the establishment of a 'Ring-shaped Advanced Scientific Innovation Cluster' and 'Suwon Economic Free Zone (K-Silicon Valley).'

For living standards transformation policies, he presented the protection of local commerce districts, the 'New Light House' project providing repair support for low-rise residential areas, and support programs for single-person households.

He also explained key projects in Maetan 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th dongs, including △new construction of Maetan 1st Administrative Welfare Center △remodeling of aged children's parks △creation of yellow soil paths in Mernae Ecological Park △urban revitalization plan for Sannam-ro area and its surroundings.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun stated, "I will give wings to Suwon's Great Transformation through regulatory innovation," and added, "I will innovate regulations that obstruct Suwon's future and regulations that inconvenience citizens' daily lives."