Jeong Chan-hae, Chairman of Suwon Residents' Autonomy Committee Council, Receives Citizen's Medal

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Jeong Chan-hae, Chairman of the Suwon Residents' Autonomy Committee Council, received the Citizen's Medal at the "10th Local Autonomy Day Commemorative Government Awards for Meritorious Contributors."

The awards ceremony was held on the 11th at the first exhibition hall of BEXCO in Busan, during the "2022 Republic of Korea Local Era Expo Commemorative Ceremony." The Citizen's Medal is awarded to private citizens and civil servants who have contributed to the development of local autonomy.

Chairman Jeong, who serves as the head of the Yulcheon-dong Residents' Autonomy Council, contributed to Yulcheon-dong receiving the Grand Prize at the 2021 National Residents' Autonomy Expo and the 2022 Gyeonggi Province Residents' Autonomy Excellence Case Competition.

He was also recognized for establishing "village-level sustainable development goals" together with residents and creating village-level climate change response measures that residents can implement.

Chairman Jeong Chan-hae stated, "I will make greater efforts to ensure that residents' autonomy befitting Suwon Special Metropolitan City is realized."