Osan City Opens '9th Sprout Station' Shelter for Young Children's Drop-off and Pick-up

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] The '9th Sprout Station,' a young children's drop-off and pick-up shelter in Hyosung Baeknyeon Gayak Apartment in Osan City, opened its doors on the 1st.

The Sprout Station is a facility installed to allow children and parents waiting for drop-off and pick-up vehicles to avoid cold, heat, snow, and rain, and to ensure safety in various hazardous environments such as rear vehicle traffic.

The opening ceremony, hosted by the Hyosung Baeknyeon Gayak Apartment Residents' Association (Chairman Han Gyeong-jo), was attended by approximately 20 people including Osan City Mayor Lee Gwon-jae, officials and executives of the Residents' Association, and residents. The event proceeded with site inspections, remarks, congratulatory speeches, ribbon-cutting, and a discussion forum.

The 'drop-off and pick-up shelter' opened today is the 9th fruit of Osan City's 'Sprout Station Installation Subsidy Support Project' implemented to prevent safety accidents during drop-off and pick-up of young children and students residing in multi-family housing.

Han Gyeong-jo, Chairman of the Residents' Association who hosted the event, said, "We are grateful for the city's support in creating a space for children. We hope that you will continue to develop many policies for our children going forward."

Osan City Mayor Lee Gwon-jae stated, "The Sprout Station installation support project was planned to address the concerns of parents who send off and pick up their children in the snow and rain on the streets. We hope that young children and students will be able to use their drop-off and pick-up vehicles more conveniently and safely, and we will continue to pursue projects that bring us one step closer to our citizens."