Mayor Kim Sung-je of Uiwang: "In 2026, We Will Build a Premium City With Competitiveness"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Mayor Kim Sung-je of Uiwang presented the city's administration direction and vision for next year by delivering a "2026 Budget Policy Speech" at the 2nd regular session of the Uiwang City Council on the 1st, reflecting on this year's accomplishments in city administration.

Mayor Kim evaluated that "2025 was a meaningful year in which citizens' long-held requests were resolved and key projects got on track," citing as representative achievements △the establishment of Uiwang General Hospital △the opening of Baekun Lake Park △the groundbreaking of Bugok Community Center △the start of construction on the Ojeon~Cheonggyesan tunnel △the opening of Songbu Road connecting road △the launch of premium buses and Ttok Buses △the opening of Uiwang Baseball Stadium and Geumcheoncheon Park Golf Course.

Mayor Kim emphasized that "next year's general account budget was set at 583 billion won, a 6.7% increase from this year's original budget," and stressed that "we will put the enhancement of citizens' convenience as the top priority and make efforts to operate the budget efficiently."

He then explained implementation plans for key sectors including urban development, transportation, education, and culture regarding next year's city administration operational direction.

First, the city will actively support urban development projects in Gocheon, Chopyeong, Wolam, and Cheonggyesan 2 districts as well as the Phase 3 New City projects in Uiwang, Gunpo, and Ansan to proceed as planned, while the Ojeon and Wanggok districts are being targeted for designation as public housing districts next year.

To secure self-sufficient functions, the city will pursue the development of an industrial complex in Poil-dong and work to secure as much urban support facility land as possible in the Ojeon and Wanggok districts.

The city is accelerating the expansion of metropolitan transportation infrastructure. It will support the smooth progress of the Indeokwon~Dongtan Line and Wolgot~Pangyo Line double-track railway projects, and plans to strengthen coordination with related organizations to expedite the GTX-C project.

Furthermore, the city will concentrate administrative efforts on reflecting new railway lines including the Wirye-Gwacheon Line extension to Uiwang, the new Wolam Station on the National Railway Line 1, and the new Wanggok Station (tentative name) on the Indong Line.

In the education sector, the city is embarking on building educational infrastructure to respond to the AI era. The "Uiwang Future Education Center" will break ground in the first half of next year, and the opening of an integrated Baekun Lake elementary and middle school will strengthen the educational environment.

The city will accelerate preparations for the opening of the "Uiwang Cultural Arts Hall" under construction with a target completion date next year, and plans to establish the foundation for a cultural city through the establishment of the "Uiwang Cultural Foundation."

Mayor Kim Sung-je emphasized that "Uiwang City in 2026 will take another leap forward based on our accomplishments so far," and stressed "we will lay the foundation for urban development and build a premium city with competitiveness across transportation, education, culture, and welfare."