Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong: "People's Livelihoods Top Priority for 9th Civilian Government"

[Suwon Ilbo=Yu Je-sung Reporter] Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong declared that he will pursue city administration with "people's livelihoods" as the core value of the 9th civilian government.

At the "Employee Communication Day" held at Gwangmyeong Citizens Hall on the morning of the 8th, Mayor Park stated, "Solving the problems of how citizens make their living is the most essential and important mission of city administration," and emphasized, "I will place 'people's livelihoods' front and center in the new city administration slogan."

To this end, he stated, "In particular, I will accelerate policies with high citizen engagement, including expansion of local currency, revitalization of traditional markets, and activation of the social solidarity economy."

This is understood as a commitment to concentrate administrative capacity on policies that allow citizens to directly feel improvement in their lives, beyond macroeconomic indicators.

Mayor Park expressed gratitude for being able to work for the citizens and the future of Gwangmyeong as the city's first three-term mayor, and said, "A vote share exceeding 60 percent is an evaluation by citizens of Gwangmyeong's city administration over the past eight years and signifies the growth of the citizenry."

An analysis shows that Gwangmyeong's high local election voter turnout of 64.5 percent, which exceeds the national average of 61 percent and Gyeonggi Province average of 58.4 percent, reflects the growth in civic consciousness.

Mayor Park emphasized, "This is not mere coincidence but a valuable result of Gwangmyeong's direct democracy carried out through policy implementation with citizens such as 500-person roundtable discussions and resident autonomy committees, and citizens themselves have directly proven that the direction of city administration has been correct."

He added that in the 9th civilian government, he will firmly maintain this basic principle of prioritizing citizen sovereignty, establish a constitutional harmony city, and create a just society where the precious rights of each and every citizen are guaranteed.

Additionally, he pledged to closely coordinate with the central government and Gyeonggi Province on major projects during his term, including expansion of metropolitan transit networks such as construction of the Sincheong-Haan-Shillim Line and attracting K-Arena, to achieve tangible results.

Mayor Park then stated that he will find answers to city administration in the field, saying, "Incorporating citizens' thoughts and opinions heard in the field into policy is the most certain way to create the Gwangmyeong that citizens dream of."

He continued, "In the 9th civilian government, I will reach out to more citizens and broaden the scope of collaborative governance," and promised, "I will faithfully reflect the voices of ordinary citizens living their everyday lives in city administration."

Meanwhile, as Mayor Park had publicly pledged earlier that morning, before the "Employee Communication Day," he conducted his first official schedule after his election by visiting the Anyang Stream area to verify field administration for ensuring citizen safety and improving inconveniences. He walked through the area starting from the Anyang Stream Children's Wading Pool, passing through Haetsal Plaza, to Gwangmyeong Bridge, carefully inspecting the safety status of major facilities used by citizens.

After completing the on-site inspection, Mayor Park stated, "The reason I visited the Anyang Stream, most closely connected to citizens' daily lives, as my first action after the election is that 'citizen safety' is the top priority above all else," and added, "Going forward, through fieldwork-focused administration, I will eliminate safety blind spots and create a clean and safe Gwangmyeong where citizens can rest at ease."