Ansan City Holds First Policy Meeting with Gyeonggi Provincial Council Members of Ninth Elected Administration, Seeks Cooperation to Resolve Local Issues

Discussed 36 local projects with provincial council members... sought cooperation to secure provincial funding
Shared key issues, including GTX-C project costs and the undergrounding of the Ansan Line

Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Min-geun), is working with Gyeonggi provincial council members to address local issues, including expanding the regional transport network and urban renewal, and to secure provincial funding.

Ansan City held the “First Policy Meeting with Gyeonggi Provincial Council Members of the 9th Elected Administration” in the First Conference Room at City Hall on the 28th. Photo provided by Ansan City.

Ansan City said on the 29th that it held the “First Policy Meeting with Gyeonggi Provincial Council Members of the Ninth Elected Administration” in the City Hall’s First Conference Room on the 28th. A total of 25 people attended: 10 provincial council members representing Ansan districts or serving as proportional representatives, and 15 senior city officials.

The city explained the need to move forward with 36 projects in all, including 10 major pending issues and 26 projects for which it had applied for special adjustment grants, and asked for provincial funding and cooperation from the Gyeonggi Provincial Council.

Major issues discussed included the integrated development project involving the undergrounding of the Ansan Line, support for project costs under the cost-sharing scheme for the Seoul Metropolitan Area Great Train Express (GTX-C) line, and the preparation of a basic plan for the renewal of aging planned cities. Other agenda items included developing the Singil Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex, widening and paving Daebu Hwanggeum-ro, and building a public truck parking lot in Seonbu-dong.

The city also called for support for infrastructure projects closely tied to residents’ daily lives. These included connecting sections of the Ansancheon walking trail, installing smart shelters at bus stops, building a multipurpose facility combining Gamgol Gymnasium and Gamgol Sports Ground, and improving the environment at or building new facilities for the Bugok and Seonbu Comprehensive Social Welfare Centers. The city also proposed projects for special adjustment grants, including building the Wongok-dong Street Mall and Workers’ Support Center and improving safety facilities along the walking trail on Daebu Haesol-gil.

The provincial council members in attendance agreed on the need for the projects and said they would communicate and cooperate with the city to ensure that the relevant budgets are included during standing committee activities and budget deliberations.

Ansan Mayor Lee Min-geun said, “Close cooperation with the Gyeonggi Provincial Council is important to improve residents’ quality of life and secure future growth engines for Ansan. We will continue to communicate with provincial council members, resolve local issues, and deliver tangible results that residents can feel.”

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