Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City Concludes '2025 New Year Citizens' Dialogue'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City successfully concluded the '2025 Citizens' Dialogue' held over 12 days across 12 eup, myeon, and dong districts, beginning with Ganam-eup on January 7 and ending with Ohak-dong on January 24, he announced on the 3rd.

The Citizens' Dialogue was planned to begin with communication with frontline civil servants from each eup, myeon, and dong as servants of the citizens, followed by a 'Kindness Card Section Campaign,' a 2025 city administration policy briefing, a report on major projects by eup, myeon, and dong, a report on previous suggestions, and a session where the mayor directly answered citizens' suggestions heard on site.

The Kindness Card Section Campaign is part of the city-level initiative 'Creating a Happier Yeoju with Kindness for All,' designed to have kindness permeate the daily lives of Yeoju citizens. In particular, marking '2025 as Yeoju's First Year of Tourism,' it was prepared to enhance the image of a kind Yeoju for tourists visiting the city, and all citizens present at the Citizens' Dialogue participated in and pledged to implement the campaign.

The 2025 city administration policy briefing was planned to inform citizens attending the dialogue and help them understand city administration. Through a presentation by the Budget Planning Official, a session was held to clearly and easily convey major projects worth approximately 935.1 billion won that the city will pursue in 2025, and major projects by eup, myeon, and dong as well as previous suggestions were also properly organized and reported to citizens, sharing the current status of city administration.

During the Citizens' Dialogue, citizens from diverse backgrounds ranging from general residents to community leaders in the 12 eup, myeon, and dong submitted approximately 200 suggestions, from everyday inconveniences such as maintenance of village roads to citywide issues such as revitalization of the old downtown area.

The mayor provided concrete solutions to citizens by immediately answering matters that were possible to resolve, and having department heads present on site take measures to address inquiries as much as possible for expected matters. Suggestions that could not be answered on site were carefully recorded, designated to relevant departments for review, and a plan was established to deliver them to the citizens quarterly until completion.

Mayor Lee Chung-woo said, "Starting with the 2025 Citizens' Dialogue, this will be a year where citizens come first and administration is carried out according to what citizens want," adding, "This year, I will meet with citizens more frequently and move closer to them to reflect their opinions in city administration faster."