Gapyeong County Accelerates Completion of Local Administration in Third Year of Eighth Direct Election

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Gapyeong County is accelerating efforts to enhance the quality of local administration and develop substantive regional development measures as it enters the third year of the eighth direct election period.

The county reorganized its Policy Advisory Committee and held its first meeting on the 2nd, and on the 7th consecutively held a report meeting to inspect the second quarter's progress on 50 strategic projects, reorganizing the key direction of county administration operations.

The 'Gapyeong County Policy Advisory Committee' meeting held on the 2nd was the newly reorganized committee following the revision of the ordinance. The meeting began with an appointment ceremony for six newly appointed committee members, followed by an informal gathering where County Governor Seo Tae-won and senior civil servants participated in free discussions on regional issues and policy directions facing Gapyeong County.

In the subsequent election of committee leadership, So Sung-kyou, Vice President of Administration at Daejin University, who has participated in border area development and balanced development policies, was appointed as committee chairman.

Committee Chairman So Sung-kyou stated, "The committee will go beyond being a mere advisory body to become a substantive policy partner. We will do our best in serving as a bridge with the central government and Gyeonggi Province, and will also build close collaborative systems with operational staff."

Following the policy advisory meeting, the '2025 50 Strategic Projects Second Quarter Progress Report Meeting' was held at the county office on the 7th. County Governor Seo Tae-won, Vice Governor, division directors, and all department heads attended the meeting to inspect progress on strategic projects by category and engage in focused discussions on progress compared to the first quarter and areas requiring improvement.

At this report meeting, key matters including △Border area specialized projects △Gyeonggi Province Third Regional Balanced Development Projects △Cultural Arts Center remodeling △Park golf course expansion △Jara Island workation center operations △Cheongpyeong abandoned railway greenway construction △Northern area forest ecosystem theme park development △Opening of county roads and rural roads were addressed with emphasis.

County Governor Seo Tae-won stated at the strategic projects report meeting, "Now that we are in the third year of the eighth direct election period is the time when we must lay solid groundwork for county administration and generate tangible results. Let us do our best to achieve substantive changes that residents can feel through policy collaboration with expert groups and implementation of effective strategic projects."