Oshan City Mayor Jo Yong-ho and Hwaseong Special City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun Join Hands to Resolve Border Area Issues

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Oshan City Mayor Jo Yong-ho held his first official meeting with Hwaseong Special City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun on the 21st, embarking on cooperation to resolve living issues in the bordering areas of Oshan and Hwaseong.

This visit marks the first official on-site event by both city leaders since the ninth elected term began, aimed at examining living issues in the bordering areas of Oshan and Hwaseong, which form a single residential sphere, and discussing necessary cooperation from Hwaseong City for project implementation.

The main agenda items are the installation of a pedestrian bridge crossing Sammi Stream and sewage pipeline connections in the Oessammi-dong and Neung-dong areas.

The Sammi Stream pedestrian bridge project is designed to address increased pedestrian demand resulting from Yangsan 3 and 4 district development and improve accessibility to Byeongjeom Station. Oshan City presented the necessity of installing a pedestrian bridge crossing Sammi Stream to secure a pedestrian pathway connecting Yangsan-dong and Byeongjeom Station.

To proceed with the project, administrative cooperation from Hwaseong City is needed, including site use permits and opening of urban planning roads. Oshan City explained the project's necessity on this day and requested cooperation regarding related procedures. Once the pedestrian bridge is installed, it is expected to enhance convenience in using Byeongjeom Station and strengthen the link between the two cities' residential areas.

The sewage pipeline connection initiative is an agenda item to improve river water quality and odor issues in the bordering area. Currently, effluent from some individual sewage treatment facilities in Oessammi-dong and the Neung-dong area of Hwaseong City flows into Munshi Stream and Sammi Stream, causing resident inconvenience.

Accordingly, Oshan City proposed installing new sewage pipelines in the Oessammi-dong area and connecting them to Hwaseong City's pipelines. Once the pipelines are connected, sewage from the area can be treated at public wastewater treatment facilities, which is expected to improve water quality in Munshi Stream and Sammi Stream and reduce odors.

Mayor Jo Yong-ho said, "Although Oshan and Hwaseong have different administrative divisions, residents' daily lives are connected as one residential sphere. We will work closely with Hwaseong City to find solutions to issues requiring cooperation between the two cities at the site level, and ensure residents can feel the changes."