Osan City to Begin Construction of (Tentative Name) Municipal Central Senior Center...Target Completion in October

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the (tentative name) Municipal Central Senior Center on the 26th and began full-scale construction work.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held in the presence of Osan Mayor Lee Kwon-jae, Vice Chairman of O&TB; Holdings, and approximately 80 elderly residents from the area, and proceeded with remarks, a construction company progress report, the exchange of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), and a ceremonial groundbreaking.

The senior center construction project that began groundbreaking today is being promoted as a public-private partnership model funded through private donations, and is being evaluated as a model case of innovation in elderly welfare that goes beyond simple facility support to encompass public interest and sustainability.

The newly created Municipal Central Senior Center will be built on the site where the former Wooshin Senior Center was demolished. Rather than simply being a leisure space where seniors gather, it is planned to be transformed into a comprehensive welfare space where cultural activities, health promotion, and intergenerational communication take place.

In particular, the facility will apply universal design principles to ensure that seniors with mobility challenges can use it safely. In addition, it will be operated as a space providing smart environment technology to offer customized programs and welfare services tailored to seniors.

The city is targeting completion in October, with an official opening scheduled for November.

Osan Mayor Lee Kwon-jae stated, "The city views elderly welfare from a perspective of respect and partnership, not charity," and emphasized, "I will concentrate all administrative efforts to make senior centers no longer a space for seniors alone, but the center of a community where generations and neighbors come together harmoniously."