Osan City Opens 'Sprout Station 7,' a Shelter for Infants and Young Children Commuting to and from Childcare

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won Reporter] Osan City held the opening ceremony for the 'Sprout Station 7,' an infant and young children commuting shelter, at Gohyeon I'Park apartment in Gohyeon-dong on the 20th.

The opening ceremony was attended by Mayor Lee Kwon-jae of Osan City, officials and representatives of the resident association at Gohyeon I'Park apartment, and residents, and proceeded with an on-site inspection, remarks, congratulatory speeches, ribbon-cutting, and a tea gathering.

The Sprout Station installation subsidy support project is a campaign promise of the eighth civil administration, and Mayor Lee Kwon-jae has been promoting it as a priority project for infants, young children, and children who are vulnerable to extreme heat or cold and fine dust in spring and autumn, and who require a safe environment from various vehicles.

The city completed the installation of Sprout Stations at seven locations, including Gohyeon I'Park apartment, which opened on this day, following the start in August of last year: △Segyo Central Park (Station 1) △Ipyeonhan Sesia Osan Segyo (Station 2) △Jungmi Village Hooton 9 Complex (Station 3) △Wonil Hillstate (Station 4) △Unam Public Housing Complex 1 (Station 5) △Yangsan-dong Nulpureun Oscar Ville (Station 6).

Mayor Lee Kwon-jae stated, "The installation of Sprout Station is a project planned to address the regretful feelings of parents who send off and pick up their children in rain and snow on the street," and added, "We will continue to pursue projects that bring us one step closer to citizens."