Ju Gwang-deok Namyangju Mayor Conducts Policy Field Tour to Expand Citizens' Healing Spaces

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Um In-yong] Mayor Ju Gwang-deok of Namyangju City conducted a policy field tour on the 23rd, directly inspecting the construction sites for the 'barefoot walking path' and early childhood forest experience center in the Jigeum-dong Hwanggeum Mountain area.

The city has created barefoot walking paths in the Hwanggeum Mountain forest trail and within the Cultural Park as part of the 'barefoot walking healing road' project that has been promoted since June.

The barefoot walking paths at Hwanggeum Mountain and Hwanggeum Mountain Cultural Park are characterized by their excellent accessibility being located in an urban area and the preservation of the surrounding landscape.

Aiming for a nature-friendly forest trail, the city has improved facilities on naturally formed hiking trails in the Hwanggeum Mountain area by conducting ground repairs and installing safety ropes, creating barefoot walking paths where citizens can walk with confidence.

In particular, Hwanggeum Mountain Cultural Park, which features an early childhood forest experience center, fruit experience center, and forest walking trails, has many family visitors. The park paved 200 meters of walking trails within the park with soil and completed the barefoot walking path construction on the 14th.

During his visit to the site, Mayor Ju Gwang-deok walked barefoot through the Hwanggeum Mountain area, directly inspecting facilities while observing additional supplementary and improvement matters and engaging in communication with citizens.

Mayor Ju Gwang-deok stated, "I believe that we can find the best solutions when we meet citizens directly and communicate at the site," and added, "We will continuously manage the facilities so that citizens can use them without any inconvenience, and we will do our best to increase citizen satisfaction for the barefoot walking paths to be created in the future."

Subsequently, Mayor Ju toured the site of the Hwanggeum Mountain early childhood forest experience center rehabilitation and said, "Please make every effort to create a space where children can play safely and families can enjoy comfortably," and stated, "The city plans to further develop the barefoot walking paths based on visitor satisfaction surveys and other feedback, and will continue with ongoing management and promotion."