Hanam City Enhances Effectiveness of 'Misa Cultural Street Night Cleaning Pilot Project'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Hanam City is making an all-out effort to enhance the effectiveness of the 'Misa Cultural Street Night Cleaning Pilot Project,' which it is promoting to create a clean urban environment and proactively respond to complaints about litter during nighttime hours.

Through this pilot project, the city plans to promptly address practical issues in the field and improve the pedestrian environment to a level that citizens can tangibly feel.

According to the city on the 25th, Mayor Lee Hyun-jae took to the streets on the 21st for cleanup activities alongside city environmental officials at the frontlines of environmental cleanup to directly verify the policy's effectiveness.

On that day, holding a broom and garbage bag, the mayor walked through approximately 760 meters from the area with concentrated shops near Misa Station crowded with citizens and visitors to the direction of Misa Lake Park, personally collecting litter left on the roadsides.

During the nighttime cleanup process, Mayor Lee Hyun-jae confirmed that voluntary cooperation from citizens is especially crucial for the successful implementation of the policy.

In particular, expressing concern about the indiscriminate littering of cigarette butts identified during the collection process, he called on all citizens to demonstrate mature civic awareness to create a clean Misa Cultural Street.

Additionally, the city is carrying out a comprehensive environmental improvement project beyond simply collecting garbage, targeting the section from Misa Cultural Street to the Mangwol Stream linear park.

The plan is to maintain sidewalk blocks and roadside flower beds, fundamentally improve the street's appearance through various plantings including hydrangeas, and transform it into a premium street that citizens want to revisit.

During the pilot project period extending through April 25, the city plans to conduct a detailed analysis of complaint trends and street cleanliness data.

Based on this, the city will conduct a final review on the future transition of the nighttime cleaning system to regular operations and whether to expand the target areas.

Mayor Lee Hyun-jae stated, "Only when citizens join in the efforts of environmental officials who do their best in the field can a clean Hanam truly be completed," and requested, "Please actively cooperate in creating a premium city through the small practice of not throwing garbage on the streets."