One Month After Taking Office, Mayor Eom Seungyong Lowers the Podium and Moves Closer to the Citizens of Boryeong

Starting the Term by Listening, Not Just Showing Off

Eom Seung-yong, Mayor of Boryeong City, Chungnam, is attending to a civil petition as the first head of Nampo-myeon.

The first month of Eom Seungyong's term as mayor of Boryeong City, Chungnam, was spent together with the citizens, as he worked to transform the city after 12 years of stagnation.

Mayor Eom shared on his Facebook, "The past month has been filled with more work than an entire year."

Over the past month, Mayor Eom has not stood on flashy podiums equipped with microphones, but instead has visited the very places where the daily lives of citizens are played out with intensity and vibrancy.

The most noteworthy aspect of his leadership is his on-site, hands-on communication approach.

From the moment he took office, Mayor Eom has been making introductory visits to every district and neighborhood, personally hosting sector-specific town hall meetings, and implementing his “One-Day District Leader” program for each district and township.

One citizen, who met the mayor in the field, expressed optimism, saying, “When the mayor personally comes and listens candidly to the issues in our neighborhood that I have held in my heart, it is truly relieving.”

The diverse opinions of citizens gathered at these sites, both big and small, have started to be swiftly reflected in the administrative planning.

Mayor Eom remarked, “I have set several key goals to focus on,” noting, “I will drive smart innovation in administration, reform medical services, build a system for nurturing talent, and establish a wide-area residential population platform.”

Eom Seungyong, Mayor of Boryeong City, Chungnam Province, is taking a commemorative photo after holding a town hall meeting with school parents.

Eom's philosophy of "listening with humility" goes beyond mere echoes of empathy: the civil complaints and ideas collected on-site are to be incorporated into Boryeong City's "100-Day Project," which is the blueprint for the city's future operations.

Rather than relying on extravagant events, he has declared "communication" and "listening" as his administration’s core principles, aiming to transition from one-way communication to genuine two-way feedback and to align the policy compass with what is really needed in the field.

Based on these efforts, Mayor Eom plans to lay the foundation for a true "Wellness City" by fostering civic pride and psychological stability among citizens.

On the 30th, by striving to embrace the citizens as broadly as possible with the humblest of attitudes, Mayor Eom’s choice of authenticity over flair began writing a new standard for local government communication.

Many citizens are now watching closely to see how the “philosophy of listening” will transform Boryeong City over the next four years.

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