Guri City pursues citizen safety through community-oriented projects

[Suwon Ilbo=Eom In-yong] Guri City is undertaking community-oriented projects to ensure citizen safety.

Kim Cheon-bok, director of the Safety City Bureau, held a regular press briefing in the third-floor Integrated Situation Room of City Hall on the 17th during the third week of October, explaining city issues including △plans to conduct the 2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill △public announcement of partial amendments to Guri City's Urban Planning Ordinance △sidewalk maintenance projects around Jangja Lake Park Station △2025 multi-unit housing subsidy support project initiatives.

First, the city announced it will conduct the "2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill" at Guri Station on Line 8 on the 22nd.

The Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill is a joint training conducted by relevant agencies and private and civic organizations within the jurisdiction in accordance with the "Disaster and Safety Management Act," aimed at establishing cooperation systems and strengthening disaster response capabilities.

The drill will be conducted based on a scenario of a disaster accident occurring when citizens startled by a weapon-wielding incident at Guri Station on Line 8 become crowded on a transfer escalator (65m) while evacuating. The city plans to conduct realistic drills by establishing emergency medical facilities on-site and assigning tasks.

The city plans to deploy approximately 300 personnel from relevant agencies and about 40 pieces of equipment to assess disaster response capabilities.

Director Kim Cheon-bok stated, "Disaster response training tailored to Guri City's regional characteristics is necessary," and added, "Through this drill, we will verify initial response capabilities and strengthen our ability to quickly resolve contingencies."

The city announced it has promulgated the "Partial Amendments to the Urban Planning Ordinance," which changes provisions including increased floor area ratio application in Type 3 general residential areas and related clauses following legislative amendments.

The main content of the amended ordinance is to increase the floor area ratio of Type 3 general residential areas from the existing 280% to 300%, the maximum statutory floor area ratio, to ensure equitable development of the city and create conditions for smooth housing project implementation.

Additionally, the city has adjusted standards for gathering resident opinions in accordance with urban management planning based on amendments to superior laws, refined regulations related to non-urban areas, and reflected amendments to other laws.

The briefing also announced that the city plans to promote sidewalk maintenance around Jangja Lake Park Station on Line 8 by the end of November.

The target area is a 550m section from Exit 2 of Jangja Lake Park Station toward Guri Police Station, a route frequently used by residents commuting to Jangja Lake Park.

The section has previously received requests for sidewalk block replacement due to uneven surfaces caused by tree roots and damage from deteriorated sidewalk blocks.

In response, the city plans to make every effort to create a safe pedestrian environment through △sidewalk block replacement and curb maintenance △tree root removal and other measures.

The city also announced it will accept applications for the 2025 multi-unit housing subsidy support project to create a comfortable residential environment for residents living in multi-unit housing within the jurisdiction through the 25th.

Multi-unit housing subsidies target multi-unit housing (excluding rental multi-unit housing) that has passed five years or more from the date of completion inspection, and include 31 projects such as △road repairs within the complex △external wall painting △replacement of aging elevators, with subsidy amounts of 60% or less of the total project cost, and a maximum support limit of 50 million won.

For multi-unit housing with fewer than 200 units, if the total project cost is 5 million won or less, support of up to 90% is possible.

Baik Kyung-hyun, mayor of Guri City, stated, "We will exert all efforts in project implementation to ensure Guri City residents are guaranteed safe lives," and added, "To make Guri City a safe place anytime, anywhere, we will carefully attend to small daily safety measures."