Pocheon Mayor Kim Jong-cheon Inspects Environmental Complaint Sites and Large Road Construction Projects

Despite his busy schedule, Pocheon Mayor Kim Jong-cheon continues to visit major project sites under the belief that 'all civil complaints originate from the field, and all answers lie in the field.'

On the 12th, Mayor Kim visited Pocheon Art Valley to explore ways to revitalize tourism, followed by an inspection of environmental complaint sites and large-scale road construction projects suffering from water quality deterioration, odor problems, and abandoned waste.

During his visit to Pocheon Art Valley, Mayor Kim emphasized accelerating projects to create unique and distinctive spaces that can only be experienced at Pocheon Art Valley, in preparation for increased tourist demand ahead of the opening of the Guri-Pocheon Private Expressway on the 30th. He called for projects including healing forest creation, media facade performances for nighttime tourists, flying performances, light sculpture installations, and landscape lighting installations.

Additionally, Mayor Kim visited the waste site in Juwon-ri, Changsoo-myeon, which has been neglected due to environmental complaints for several years. He ordered measures to prevent fire outbreaks and secondary environmental pollution, thorough review of permits to prevent recurrence, and maximum efforts to protect residents from harm.

Mayor Kim instructed that regular inspection and guidance be conducted on livestock farms, food waste disposal businesses, stone quarries, and factories near the Oebuk Stream, which has the greatest impact on water quality in Yeongpyeong Stream. He also emphasized that voluntary water quality improvement activities led by polluters be coordinated with administrative guidance.

Lastly, Mayor Kim visited large construction sites—the Yeongjoong to Jeongok (L=14㎞, B=13~16m) and Sinbuk to Gayang (L=4㎞, B=12m) road expansion projects—and emphasized that construction should proceed from the perspective of complainants and users, while measures were jointly developed with relevant parties to ensure smooth project funding, completion within schedule, and no delays.