Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae: "I Will Do My Best to Extend the Wiryae Shinsa Line to Hanam"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae said on the 16th, "I will do my best to ensure that the Wiryae Shinsa Line, the residents of Wiryae-dong's greatest concern, can be extended to Hanam."

During a dialogue with residents held at the Wiryae-dong Administrative Welfare Center that day, the mayor stated, "Hanam City is making efforts to cooperate with Songpa to make the extension of the Wiryae Shinsa Line to Hanam, which has been converted to a fiscal project, a shared issue in pursuit of this goal," and added, "We ask that our residents also show great interest and lend their support." He further said, "To this end, we are doing our best, such as having a morning meeting with Seoul's Vice Mayor today."

The city previously held a "residents' briefing session" for the preliminary feasibility study on the Hanam extension of the Wiryae Shinsa Line in October of last year, explaining the results of economic analysis for each alternative route and hearing residents' opinions.

Regarding incorporation into Seoul, Mayor Lee stated, "As mayor, I believe it is important to gather the opinions of residents in Wiryae-dong and build an overall consensus, so I will discuss this together through the public-private cooperation committee," and cautioned, "You need not worry greatly about overcrowded classrooms."

The mayor went on to say, "We are promoting remodeling of Wiryae Middle School and Wiryae High School, and Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education Lim Tae-hee has stated the principle that 'if it becomes a problem, we will share it with Wiryae and Seongnam, and if it still becomes a problem, we will share it with Songpa and respond,' so residents need not worry too much," he emphasized.

In addition, when addressing a question demanding confirmation regarding a proposal to install CCTV, in which he mentioned the major fire that occurred at Cheongnyang Mountain in 2022 and the fire caused by a cigarette butt in November of last year, he promised, "We will secure the budget through a supplementary budget this year and install CCTV as soon as possible."