Anyang City Receives 'Excellent' Rating on Citizen Participation Promise Implementation Evaluation for Third Anniversary of Eighth Popular Election

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Anyang City announced on the 10th that it has achieved outstanding results in recent internal and external evaluations regarding promise-based projects on the third anniversary of the launch of the eighth popular election administration.

The city achieved an excellent grade with 92 points in the "First Half 2025 Citizen Participation Promise Implementation Evaluation" conducted by the City Government Field Evaluation Committee composed of Anyang citizens, showing an increase of 4 points compared to the evaluation score of 88 points from the second half of last year.

In particular, the average score for 44 detailed projects related to educational welfare received a "very excellent" grade of 94 points. The city believes that the level of citizen perception of city government achievements has improved as the city actively communicates with citizens as the subject of promise implementation.

Additionally, as a result of reviewing "the Progress of Promise-Based Projects in the Second Quarter of 2025," 109 of the 159 promise-based projects of the eighth popular election have been completed, and 48 projects are progressing normally. The promise project implementation rate in the second quarter stands at 98.7%, and the promise completion rate reaches 68.5%.

The city is promoting 159 detailed projects to realize five major visions: △Future City of Anyang Growing Together △Youth Special City of Anyang Preparing for Tomorrow △People-First Economy-Focused City of Anyang △Educational Welfare City of Anyang Sharing Happiness △City of Anyang with Abundant Culture and Greenery. The city is monitoring progress each quarter.

Meanwhile, Mayor Choi Dae-ho of Anyang City achieved the highest SA grade for the second consecutive year in May of this year in the "Eighth Popular Election National Municipal Leaders' Promise Implementation and Information Disclosure Evaluation" targeting 226 basic local government leaders nationwide, organized by the Korea Manifesto Execution Headquarters.

Previously, in December last year, Mayor Choi was selected as the winner of the "2024 Manifesto Excellence Mayor" organized by the Gyeonggi Province Korean Women Voters League, receiving recognition for excellence in gender equality policies and enhanced governance based on citizen participation within the local community.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "It is deeply meaningful that three years of relentless effort are recognized with the trust of citizens," and added, "Reminding myself of the spirit of 'one promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (일낙천금),' which regards a promise once made as precious as gold, I will continue to run tirelessly to enhance the completeness of projects promised to citizens."