Mayor Ju Gwang-deok of Namyangju, Receives '2025 Republic of Korea Local Government Administration Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Mayor Ju Gwang-deok of Namyangju received the 'Local Government Administration Award' at the '13th 2025 Republic of Korea Parliamentary Assembly Award and Local Government Administration Award Ceremony' held on the 25th in the Grand Hall of the National Assembly Library.

Mayor Ju received the honor in recognition of outstanding achievements in balanced development policies and field-oriented administration pursued across transportation, urban planning, and overall administration since the launch of the 8th civilian government.

Namyangju City has declared 2025 as the inaugural year of an industrial ecosystem transformation and is promoting various projects to strengthen urban self-sufficiency functions.

△Securing 1.2 million square meters at Wangsuk Advanced Industrial Complex and attracting investment from promising companies △Expansion of metropolitan transportation networks △Promotion of public development projects including Wangsuk New City △Expansion of cultural and welfare infrastructure △Field-oriented administration tailored to citizens' daily lives — these efforts received high evaluations.

Additionally, the city recently carried out administrative enforcement actions to demolish unauthorized buildings around Bulam Mountain and restore nature to citizens.

This is a measure to correct the illegal occupation of public natural spaces and to restore the area as an open space that all citizens can enjoy comfortably. The city plans to continue implementing strong field administration based on principle and public interest.

Mayor Ju Gwang-deok stated, "This award is a result created together with 740,000 citizens," and added, "Namyangju is moving toward becoming a megacity of 1 million people, and I will concentrate administrative capabilities to enable it to leap forward as a future-oriented self-sufficient city."

He continued, "I will carefully observe the lives of each and every citizen and do my best to make living in Namyangju a source of pride."