Park Seungwon, Gwangmyeong Mayor: "I'll Find Answers for City Administration on the Ground"... Talks with Gwangmyeong 7-dong Residents
Held Second "Our Neighborhood Mayor's Office" Event in Gwangmyeong 7-dong
Reviewed Issues Ranging from Education and School Commute Safety to Construction-Site Complaints
Considers Expanding Support for Senior Center Meal Aides
Park Seungwon, mayor of Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, visited Gwangmyeong 7-dong on the 20th and said, "The field is the most important starting point for understanding citizens' lives and finding the direction of city administration." He added, "I will continue communicating with residents and create changes they can feel in their daily lives."
Park Seung-won, mayor of Gwangmyeong, attends the “Our Neighborhood Mayor’s Office” event in Gwangmyeong 7-dong on the 20th and reviews local issues. Provided by Gwangmyeong City.
View original imageThat day, Park held the second "Our Neighborhood Mayor's Office" event of the year. He visited construction sites, schools, welfare project sites, and senior centers, listening to residents' opinions. Our Neighborhood Mayor's Office is an on-site communication program in which the mayor visits neighborhoods in person to review daily inconveniences and local issues and discuss solutions with residents.
Park first visited the site of a new SK transmission station facility and heard residents living nearby express concerns about electromagnetic waves and raise related complaints. "I will carefully review residents' concerns and inconveniences, and work with the relevant departments to assess safety issues based on objective data so residents can feel reassured," he said.
He then met with parents at Gwangmyeongnam Elementary School and Gwangmun Elementary School in turn and heard their requests regarding improvements to the educational environment and safety on the way to school. "We will work actively with the relevant organizations to ensure students can learn in a safe and comfortable environment," Park said.
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At a welfare site, he took part in the side-dish support program run by the Gwangmyeong 7-dong Community Security Council. Joining the sharing activity for vulnerable residents, he emphasized the importance of cooperation between the public and private sectors in identifying and supporting neighbors in need.
Gwangmyeong Mayor Park Seungwon takes part in an activity to share side dishes with vulnerable residents alongside the Gwangmyeong 7-dong Community Social Security Council during the "Mayor's Office in Our Neighborhood in Gwangmyeong 7-dong," held on the 20th. Photo provided by Gwangmyeong City.
View original imageFinally, he visited the senior center at Gwangmyeong Prugio Centver and heard the seniors' requests. They asked for additional funding for the activities of senior center meal-service aides. Park replied that he would give the request favorable consideration, taking into account the workload and working conditions.
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