[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City stated, "I will designate this year as the 'Year One of Yeoju Tourism' and do my best to revitalize the regional economy through tourism with a target of 6 million tourists."
On the 11th, during the '2025 New Year Policy Briefing' attended by approximately 140 journalists from national and local media outlets including newspapers, broadcasters, and internet outlets, Mayor Lee made these remarks and explained, "To achieve this, we are pursuing a plan to link Shinnyeongsa Temple and Geumeun Morae Recreation Area with the opening of the swaying bridge in May, making this area a new landmark of Yeoju," while outlining the current projects to be pursued this year.
In his opening remarks, Mayor Lee Chung-woo stated, "Over the past two and a half years, the 8th elected Yeoju City has shown a 73.6% promise fulfillment rate, but there are still many tasks to resolve and many works that need to be continued," and added, "I express gratitude for the affection and support shown to Yeoju City by journalists like you over the past year through the internet, broadcasts, and print media."
This policy briefing is the first dialogue with the media following the 'New Year Dialogue with Citizens' held in January through 12 eup, myeon, and dong districts. The briefing was conducted through briefings by departmental heads covering the 2025 municipal administration plan report, the swaying bridge opening, construction of a bicycle tourism-friendly city, development of Gangcheon Island Theme Park, construction of a new city hall building, urban regeneration and revitalization of the original downtown area, livestock manure treatment facility projects, activation of Yeoju 'Royal' agricultural and industrial co-branding projects, urban development projects in each region, and the Hyeonam Dunchi Citizens Park project.
During the subsequent question-and-answer session between Mayor Lee and journalists, through answers regarding tourism-related projects, the city announced that following its selection in December last year by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the 'Beautiful Bicycle Route 60 Yeoju Kangsan-ae Course,' it plans to open a 'Traveler's Center' (Bike Tel) in March for bicycle visitors and operate various programs to accelerate promotion of a bicycle tourism-friendly city.
Furthermore, following the reopening of the Gangcheon Island Camping Site last fall, the city will pursue detailed design this year with the goal of creating a 'Gangcheon Island Waterfront Park,' actively utilizing the scenic natural landscape as a tourism resource while developing parking lots and convenience facilities to prevent damage to Gangcheon Island and improve tourist convenience.
Additionally, regarding the construction of the new city hall building aimed for groundbreaking this year, the livestock manure treatment facility entering basic planning and environmental impact assessment this year, as well as urban regeneration and revitalization of the original downtown area—projects with high citizen expectations—explanations were provided on future plans and specific progress.
Mayor Lee Chung-woo stated, "This year is an invaluable time for the 8th elected Yeoju City to transition from its third to fourth year, where we can fully carry out our 'promises to citizens,'" and reinforced his commitment, saying "I will do my best until creating tangible changes that citizens can feel."
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