Namyangju City Holds First Party-Government Consultation of 9th Administration, Discusses 16 Major Issues Including Transportation and Healthcare

Direct Connection of Gyeongchun and Suin-Bundang Lines...

Seeking Cooperation for Extension of Line 9 to Hwado

21 Policy Proposals Submitted for Securing National Funds and Improving Systems

Mayor Hyunduk Choi: "We Will Join Forces to Ensure Tangible Changes in Residents' Daily Lives"

On September 10, Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Hyunduk Choi) announced that it had held the first party-government consultative meeting of the 9th popularly elected administration with the Namyangju Gap Regional Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea at Yeoyudang in City Hall, discussing 16 major regional issues including transportation, healthcare, and education.

Mayor Hyunduk Choi of Namyangju City is delivering a policy proposal to Minhee Choi, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Provided by Namyangju City

The meeting was attended by Hyunduk Choi, Mayor of Namyangju; Chiminhee Choi, National Assembly member; Byeongsu Yoo and Geonhee Lee, members of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly; Yeongsin Lim, Younghwan Lee, and Suhyeong Yoo of the Namyangju City Council; senior city officials; and officials from the regional committee.

During the meeting, the party and government inspected major issues in the Hwado, Sudong, Hopyeong, and Pyeongnae areas, and discussed cooperation plans for project implementation and securing external funding.

Key agenda items included direct railway connection between the Gyeongchun Line and the Suin-Bundang Line, extension and branching of Subway Line 9 to Hwado, expedited establishment of a public hospital in northern Gyeonggi, establishment of a new general high school in Hwado, construction of Hwado No.2 Sports and Culture Center, and gradual reduction of highway tolls between Suseok and Hopyeong.

The party and government agreed to join efforts to expand the metropolitan transportation network in response to population growth and urban development, and to promote the establishment of medical, educational, and community infrastructure. Projects that the city can pursue independently will be expedited, while issues requiring support from the National Assembly and Gyeonggi Province will be addressed through policy cooperation.

On this day, the city also submitted 21 policy proposals, including prevention of a decrease in ordinary grant tax following the establishment of a future response fund, designation of Maseok Moran Park as a national cemetery, transitioning the management of long-term senior care benefits (both home and facility-based) to a state responsibility, and enactment of ordinances to make Namyangju a basic social and constitution-friendly city.

Assemblywoman Chiminhee Choi stated, "We must move beyond formal consultations to achieve tangible results that residents can truly feel," and added, "We will provide unwavering parliamentary support not only for local issues but also for mid- to long-term tasks related to Namyangju's development."

Mayor Hyunduk Choi said, "We will make sure that transportation, healthcare, education, and social infrastructures progress in accordance with the pace of regional changes," adding, "The party and government will unite to ensure that discussions stemming from residents' voices are translated into policy and result in noticeable improvements in citizens' daily lives."

Namyangju City plans to hold subsequent party-government meetings with the Namyangju Byeong Regional Committee on September 16 and the Namyangju Eul Regional Committee on September 18.

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