Osan City Enhances Urban Competitiveness in Preparation for '500,000 Self-Sufficient City Era'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City held a '2040 Mid-to-Long-Term Development Plan Project Kickoff Report Meeting' at the City Hall Situation Room on the 13th.

The kickoff meeting was attended by approximately 50 people, including Mayor Lee Gwon-jae, Deputy Mayor, division and department heads, and the Korea Public Self-Governance Research Institute presented a report on project implementation.

Mayor Lee stated in his opening remarks at the kickoff meeting, "This project must not become a mere administrative procedure. We must deeply consider what Osan's future genuinely needs," and emphasized, "In that process, collaboration among public officials and the fulfillment of each person's role are important."

The 2040 Mid-to-Long-Term Development Plan is being promoted with emphasis on clearly setting Osan's future vision and goals, strengthening urban competitiveness, and pursuing citizen-centered sustainable development.

The project's spatial scope covers the entire Osan City across eight districts, and plans will be established divided into short-term (2025~2027), medium-term (2028~2033), and long-term (2034~2040) periods.

Key implementation contents include △revitalization of population and regional economy △creation of cutting-edge industrial complexes △improvement of transportation and urban infrastructure △development of specialized projects reflecting regional identity.

In particular, Mayor Lee expressed his determination to include not only future SOC project concepts in the hardware sector but also economic, education, and welfare enhancement as software elements, given that rapid population growth and urban expansion have become reality due to full-scale move-ins at Segyo 2 District and Segyo 3 District being designated as a new supply site, and the Unam Plain AI City urban development project. This is to ensure that the mayor's key initiatives in his eighth term of office, including promoting the "Four-Pronged Traffic Revolution" and realizing a "semiconductor parts and materials specialization city," are sequentially and promptly realized.

Moving forward, the city plans to prepare concrete and implementable mid-to-long-term development plans through cooperation with citizens and experts, thereby strengthening urban competitiveness and leading sustainable development.

In particular, the city plans to focus on developing policies that citizens can practically experience in the plan establishment process, while also creating programs that allow direct citizen participation such as surveys, resident briefing sessions, and public hearings, so that citizens can build the plan together.