Guri City Holds Second Citizen Evaluation Committee Meeting for Eighth Popular Election Term Pledges

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Guri City held the '2024 First Pledge Project Citizen Evaluation Committee Second Meeting' on the 6th at the situation room on the 3rd floor of City Hall to evaluate the eighth popular election term pledge projects.

The Guri City Pledge Project Citizen Evaluation Committee, formed in July last year, serves to ensure sincere implementation of pledge projects through △deliberation on supplementary and amended implementation plans for pledge projects △evaluation of pledge project implementation performance and execution status △and recommendations for improvements related to pledge project promotion.

At the first meeting held on the 23rd of last month, the citizen evaluation committee received reports on the overall status and progress of the eighth popular election term pledge projects, and held a time for explanation and question-and-answer regarding adjustment target pledge projects.

At the second meeting, based on the results of the first meeting, the adjustment details of pledge projects were final deliberated, and all 6 adjustment target pledge projects, including the establishment of the Galmate International Children's Center, were approved as originally proposed.

The city is promoting a total of 143 eighth popular election term pledge projects across 10 areas as promises to citizens, of which 91 projects have been completed, achieving a current implementation rate of 63.6%.

Additionally, the city plans to complete 4 additional projects by the end of this year, including the installation of a park golf course at the Acheon Water Pumping Station Retention Facility.

Meanwhile, on May 10th, the city received a top-grade (SA) rating in the '2024 Eighth Popular Election Term National Basic Local Government Leaders' Pledge Implementation and Information Disclosure Evaluation' hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, receiving recognition for pledge promotion achievements centered on citizen-oriented communication and empathy.

Guri City Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun said, "We are concentrating all of the city's capabilities and continuing to push forward with the 'change for new growth and challenge' that we promised to citizens upon the launch of the eighth popular election term," and added, "We will actively reflect the valuable opinions of the eighth popular election term pledge project citizen evaluation committee that will lead the city's future development."