Hwaseong City Pursues Regional Development 'On the Ground'

Hwaseong City's vice mayor and department heads have embarked on regional exploration to promote area development.

Vice Mayor Kim Jin-heung of Hwaseong City and the city's department heads conducted on-site inspections on the 4th, beginning with Namyang-dong and Ujeong-eup, focusing on the southwestern region.

This initiative was undertaken after Vice Mayor Kim Jin-heung, who previously conducted on-site visits from the 15th to 18th of last month over three days to inspect major city projects, determined that it was necessary to directly hear citizens' opinions and current issues through on-site inspections led by department and section heads and to resolve problems accordingly.

The on-site inspection bus carrying Vice Mayor Kim Jin-heung and the department heads on this day began at Hwaseong Western Police Station located in Namyang-dong and inspected 41 major sites across six eups, myeons, and dongs in Hwaseong's southwestern region, including Kia Motors Factory in Ujeong-eup, the industrial complex in Jangan-myeon, Gyeonggi Provincial Comprehensive Shooting Range in Yangam-myeon, the Jae'am-ri Memorial Hall in Hyungnam-eup, and the Korean Native Flower Botanical Garden in Paltan-myeon.

Through the on-site visit, Vice Mayor Kim Jin-heung emphasized that "as a vast and dynamically developing city changes at every moment throughout its sites, it is necessary to listen to citizens' requests containing voices from the field in order to respond more actively."

Meanwhile, regarding the naming of this on-site visit bus as the 'Hwawum Bus,' a city official stated, "'Hwawum' (和音) carries the meaning of 'harmonious sound when two or more notes of different pitches sound together,' and 'Hwawum' (華音) carries the meaning of 'listening to the voice of Hwaseong,' with a double meaning," adding that "this signifies our commitment to listening to the voices of citizens."