Yangpyeong County Launches "Citizens Together! Thursdays! Communication with County Chief" Full Operations

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Yangpyeong County began its first operation of ‘Citizens Together! Thursdays! Communication with County Chief’ on the 9th at the county chief's office to further strengthen communication with residents, the top priority task of the 9th Elected Administration.

The ‘Communication with County Chief’ designates every Thursday as a “Communication Day,” opening the county chief's office from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and serves as a high-density in-person communication channel for listening to diverse opinions including grievances, suggestions, and public complaints from multiple individuals and groups.

The program is conducted in a “tea chat” format where residents can freely converse over tea on any topic without restrictions, allowing citizens to present their opinions without burden.

In the first operation, a total of six cases were received.

The main issues included △requests for support related to creative village-making △suggestions regarding water supply provision in Sinwon 1st and 3rd villages △development of programs and content for Sonagi Village, with diverse opinions ranging from everyday inconveniences to policy proposals presented.

During that day's consultations, related department heads and team leaders sat in together to have meaningful communication with residents.

The county plans to establish processing plans for matters suggested that day by each relevant department and notify complainants of action results within one week, carefully managing follow-up to enhance effectiveness in resolving public complaints and residents’ sense of fulfillment.

Meanwhile, ‘Communication with County Chief’ is planned to expand to morning communication with organizations and afternoon communication with residents, and residents wishing to receive consultation can apply in advance through the Yangpyeong County Office Secretariat.

County Chief Jeon Jin-sun stated, “I have established an open communication forum without formalities to sympathize, deliberate together, and find practical solutions regarding inconveniences residents experience at their living sites and local issues, particularly grievances that are not easy to resolve.” He continued, “I will not stop at simple public complaint consultation, but will directly listen to residents’ voices and actively reflect them in county affairs. Since residents’ voices are the very starting point of county administration, I will approach residents more frequently and more closely to realize the ‘9th Elected Administration United Through Communication.’”