Anyang City Wins Grand Prize at Gyeonggi Province 'Exemplary Civil Service Improvement Contest'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Anyang City announced on the 30th that it won the grand prize at Gyeonggi Province's "2025 Civil Service Improvement Exemplary Case Contest."

At the "2025 Civil Service Improvement Exemplary Case Contest" held on the 21st at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Suwon, Kim Byung-min, a civil servant from Anyang City's Housing Division, presented a case of "one-stop implementation of building permits (notifications) before transfer registration announcement for multi-unit housing through proactive administration."

A total of 38 cases were submitted from cities, counties, and public institutions in Gyeonggi Province for the contest. Following expert evaluation and public assessment, eight cases were selected for the final round, and Anyang City was ultimately chosen as the grand prize winner.

As the first local government in Gyeonggi Province to do so, Anyang City improved its building permit and notification procedures in April, allowing large apartment complex owners in the pre-registration announcement stage following completion of multi-unit housing (redevelopment and reconstruction) to obtain building permits or notifications for certain activities such as balcony expansion, non-load-bearing wall demolition, and facility expansion even before the transfer registration announcement.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "This award marks the first victory in the Gyeonggi Province Civil Service Contest in the facilities (architecture and housing) category. Going forward, I will continue to work diligently to improve civil service for multi-unit housing based on professional expertise and resolve citizens' inconveniences."