Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun meets with vice ministers from Ministry of Land and Ministry of Interior and Safety...proposes pending issues for Hwaseong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] On the 30th, Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun met with the vice minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the vice minister of the Ministry of Interior and Safety at the Government Sejong Building to request active cooperation for smooth promotion of major pending issues for Hwaseong City.

Mayor Jung first visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and held a meeting with Vice Minister Baek Won-guk. At this meeting, Mayor Jung proposed pending issues for Hwaseong's infrastructure improvement and urban development, including △active support for establishing a railway network in Hwaseong City △accelerating the development of Jin-an New City △designation of the Ujeong Future Advanced Industrial Complex as a support city project area △reflection of National Route 77 in the national road construction plan.

Subsequently, at a meeting with Vice Minister Koh Ki-dong at the Ministry of Interior and Safety, Mayor Jung proposed concrete measures for comprehensive administration for citizens and safe city development as a major city with a population of 1.03 million, including △establishment of four district offices in Hwaseong City △rationalization of standard personnel costs and expansion of organizational autonomy △institutional improvements for disaster and accident response, expansion of firefighting capabilities, and attraction of specialized institutions.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun said, "Through this meeting, I directly explained our city's major pending issues to the central ministries and requested cooperation," adding "Going forward, I will maintain close cooperation with the central government to improve citizens' quality of life."