Osan City to Install Landscape Lighting at Seorang Reservoir Healing Space

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City announced on the 21st that it will create a healing space at Seorang Reservoir, one of the city's major waterfront facilities, while also installing landscape lighting.

Mayor Lee Kwon-jae has taken an interest in the healing space creation project, themed around lakes, since the launch of his eighth-term administration shortly after its inauguration.

The reason is that there is no notable waterfront facility in the Osan area, so citizens have been visiting Gwanggyo Lake Park in nearby Suwon and Dongtan Lake Park in Hwaseong. The city aims to create a space where residents can enjoy similar amenities in Osan.

The Seorang Reservoir healing space creation project was born from this process. The main focus of the project is to install a circular deck road around the reservoir and construct a musical fountain.

Seorang Reservoir has a circumference of approximately 2 kilometers, taking about 40 minutes for one complete walk. It is particularly connected to the Okhseul Dulle-gil Doksan Forest Trail and Gapgol Forest Trail.

The Doksan Fortress Semat site, designated as Historic Site No. 140, is a representative attraction in Gyeonggi Province and draws visitors not only from Osan citizens but also from across the nation. Once the deck road and musical fountain are completed and local food culture streets are developed, it is expected to establish itself as a renowned tourist destination in the province.

In particular, the project is being pursued through cooperation with Gyeonggi Province and the People Power Party's Gyeonggi Provincial Council, securing a total of 3.22 billion won in provincial funds and special adjustment grants out of the total project budget of 12 billion won. The city previously secured 2.22 billion won in provincial funding for culture and tourism resource development projects in February.

With substantial project funds secured, the city plans to complete landscape lighting installation as well as deck road and musical fountain installation by early next year.

Mayor Lee Kwon-jae stated, "Once the landscape lighting, deck road, and musical fountain are installed, Seorang Reservoir will truly become a representative tourist destination in southern Gyeonggi Province, and surrounding commercial areas will naturally develop as well. We will continue to pay close attention to ensure that Seorang Reservoir becomes Osan's representative healing destination."