Anseong City Wins Grand Prize at 2025 Good Local Governance Policy Contest

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk Reporter] Anseong City (Mayor Kim Bo-ra) won the Grand Prize from the Good Local Government Council at the 2025 Good Local Governance Policy Contest held on the 7th at the National Assembly's Sarang Hall.

The contest, organized by the Good Local Government Council, brought together a total of 48 local governments to share achievements of outstanding policies and engage in constructive competition.

Each local government also operated policy promotion booths, providing an opportunity to promote excellent policies not only to public officials but also to visitors who visited the National Assembly that day.

On that day, Mayor Kim Bo-ra of Anseong City attended the policy contest and directly explained the Anseong-style night economy revitalization project, 'How About Visiting Anseong Tonight?'

The Anseong Night Market project was promoted to revitalize the local commercial district that becomes increasingly sluggish during summer heat waves and to expand cultural enjoyment opportunities for citizens. It achieved increased floating population and consumer spending through extended opening of public facilities during nighttime and weekends, providing cashback for nighttime consumption and coupons, as well as restaurant discounts.

As a result, approximately 81,000 citizens enjoyed cultural activities throughout the city during the Night Market project period, and local currency sales increased more than twofold compared to the previous year. These clear achievements were highly evaluated at the policy contest, earning the city the Grand Prize.

A city official stated, "Going forward, we plan to continue promoting diverse projects in cooperation with local communities, including residents and local merchants, to encourage active nighttime cultural activities and revitalize the stagnant local commercial district."