Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "Let's Make Suwon's Agricultural and Aquatic Products Wholesale Market a Tourist Attraction"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special Mayor Lee Jae-jun said on the 13th, "Let's make the agricultural and aquatic products wholesale market a tourist attraction in Suwon."

The mayor held an 'On-Site Mayor's Office' at Suwon's Agricultural and Aquatic Products Wholesale Market that day, telling merchants, "Tourists often visit the largest vegetable and traditional markets in a city. If we make the agricultural and aquatic products wholesale market into a tourism product for Suwon, more people will visit it."

Suwon's Agricultural and Aquatic Products Wholesale Market completed its facility modernization project after more than five years and opened last October. It is built on a site area of 56,168 square meters, with a total building area of 50,852 square meters, consisting of six buildings.

In November 2017, the first phase of construction began, building two temporary markets for vegetable building tenants, which was completed in June 2018, and the temporary market (vegetable building) was relocated. The second phase, which relocated and newly constructed the fruit and seafood buildings, was completed in September 2020, and in April of this year, the third phase, which newly constructed and relocated the vegetable building, was completed with all merchants moving in.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun inspected winter fire prevention and response systems and emergency contact procedures in case of accidents. He also visited the vegetable building and fruit and seafood buildings in succession, inspecting facilities and listening to merchants' concerns.

The mayor then visited the Suwon City Council Building construction site (13 Hyowon-ro 235beon-gil, Paldal-gu) to inspect winter safety accident prevention systems.

The Suwon City Council Building, which began construction in September last year, will be built with a total floor area of 12,504 square meters, consisting of 3 basement levels and 9 above-ground floors. It will house the main assembly hall, seminar rooms, multi-purpose lounge, rest areas, and offices. It is scheduled for completion in December 2023.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun urged, "As the building goes up floor by floor, the risk of safety accidents increases. Please pay special attention to safety."

The 'On-Site Mayor's Office' is where Mayor Lee Jae-jun and senior public officials travel by bus to areas with major pending issues or where residents face inconveniences to conduct on-site administration.