- Results of written and in-person evaluations and on-site inspections for 14 locations from 11 participating cities and counties - 5 locations in infrastructure building stage, 2 locations in project promotion stage
- Province establishes and implements '2024 Single-person Household Support Implementation Plan' - Promoting 39 detailed projects including housing, safety and health, and addressing loneliness
- Gyeonggi Province concludes contract with delegated operator (Association) Suwon Family Support Center - Providing customized services so single-parent families can live with confidence
- Target Yongin City, in group evaluation considering population size Goyang City (Group 1), Paju City (Group 2), Anseong City (Group 3) win excellence awards
- Province announces '2021 Gyeonggi Province municipal comprehensive evaluation results'…evaluating in 3 groups by population scale - 6 major policy areas including 'Government with people as the master', 'Shared prosperity economy', 'Major provincial policies', etc. - Goyang selected as best in Group 1, Siheung in Group 2, Guri in Group 3, etc….benefit of 3.4 billion won in project assistance
- Gyeonggi Province conducts full investigation of taxpayers in arrears on non-tax revenue for national taxes (VAT, comprehensive income tax), etc. - Confirmed 6,789 delinquent taxpayers with 31.4 billion won in arrears, of which 1,186 taxpayers with 260 million won seized and collected excluding those subject to preliminary seizure
- Held press conference reporting third disaster basic income payment to all residents - Considering justification of universal disaster support and economic effects, decided to pay third disaster basic income to residents excluded from government's fifth disaster support payment targets - Province bears 90%, municipalities bear 10%. Considering financial difficulties of municipalities, early distribution of approximately 600 billion won in province's adjustment grants from excess tax revenue to municipalities. Gyeonggi Province bears 3,736 billion won, municipalities bear 415 billion won
- Gyeonggi Province 119 Safety Centers expanded from 166 locations in 2017 to 189 currently, with 23 new facilities - 2019 opening of Suwon South Fire Station and planned establishment of Hwaseong East Fire Station (tentative name) underway - Fire truck arrival time improved from 8 minutes 53 seconds in 2017 to 7 minutes 51 seconds in 2020, a reduction of 1 minute 2 seconds
- Evaluation divided into three groups by population of each city and county - Seongnam selected as top institution in Group A, Siheung in Group B, Anseong in Group C
- Province rapidly relocating headquarters of 7 public institutions...7 cities in relocation areas promoting mutual cooperation including relocation support
- Composition of executive leadership in latter half of seventh popular election period - Opinion expressed to jointly address current issues of 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi-do and Seoul
Gwak Sang-wook, Mayor of Osan (fourth from left) and Lee Jae-myung, Governor (fifth from left) attending the meeting.(Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] The Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council (Chairman Mayor Gwak Sang-wook of Osan) held a meeting with Governor Lee Jae-myung and council executives at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Situation Room on the 19th. Attending the meeting were Governor Lee Jae-myung and Mayor Gwak Sang-wook, along with Jung Ha-young, Mayor of Gimpo (Vice Chairman), Han Dae-hee, Mayor of Gunpo (Vice Chairman), Kim Sung-ki, Governor of Gapyeong (Vice Chairman), Eom Tae-jun, Mayor of Icheon (Auditor
- Completed survey on vacant houses in 28 cities and counties in the province (as of end of January '21) - In the process of establishing vacant house management plans (10 cities completed, remaining cities expected to complete by end of year) - Promoting '21 vacant house management projects (1.325 billion won - 4 cities, 86 units)
Mayor Gwak Sang-wook of Osan participating in a video conference.(Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young Reporter] The Gyeonggi Province Mayors and Governors Council held its New Year executive meeting and major business promotion plan report meeting online on the 13th. Attending were Mayor Gwak Sang-wook of Osan (Council Chairman), Mayor Jung Ha-young of Gimpo (Vice Chairman), Mayor Han Dae-hee of Gunpo (Vice Chairman), Governor Kim Sung-ki of Gapyeong (Vice Chairman), Mayor Eom Tae-jun of Icheon (Auditor), Mayor Lee Hang-jin of Yeoju (Executive Director), and Mayor Ahn Seung-nam of Guri (Spokesman)
- As part of 'crisis neighbor discovery activation project', selecting outstanding municipalities by three groups according to population size - Group A Suwon, Group B Gwangmyeong, Group C Anseong honored as 'best'…each receiving 15 million won in project expenses - Yongin, Paju, Yangpyeong 'excellent', eight cities and counties receiving encouragement project funds…to be used in public-private cooperation project funds for crisis neighbor discovery
Osaek Jeon card. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City announced on the 7th that it will distribute 100,000 won per resident in its own disaster basic income for the first time in Gyeonggi Province using the 'Osaek Jeon' card, which is 100% local currency. The city has been distributing 100,000 won per resident from a pool of 22 billion won for Osan City disaster basic income since the 20th of last month. Gyeonggi Province's disaster basic income is also being distributed at 100,000 won per person, so a family of 4 receives 800,000 won at 200,000 won per person
From 1st to next month 1st, pilot project operating on 16 routes in 19 cities and counties sequentially providing improved bus service through express route operation, friendly driver certification system, passenger convenience devices, etc.
Gyeonggi Provincial Government building exterior.(Photo=Gyeonggi Province) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 11th that it will implement the '2020 Gyeonggi Province Senior Counseling Project Activation Plan' to promote elderly welfare in the province. The Gyeonggi Province senior counseling project aims to contribute to the stability and welfare improvement of elderly residents and their families in the province by providing comprehensive counseling services and support accordingly. Main contents include ▲city and county senior counseling center counseling system database
The Gyeonggi Province Northern Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters has launched on-site fire safety inspections at major facilities in the province. Kim Il-soo, head of the Gyeonggi Province Northern Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters, visited the Korea National Oil Corporation's Guri branch at 10 a.m. on the 14th to conduct disaster management safety consulting. This on-site visit was carried out to proactively prevent large-scale disasters by inspecting fire safety facility management and the capabilities of in-house fire brigades at national key facilities in the jurisdiction. The Korea National Oil Corporation reserves and supplies petroleum in preparation for petroleum supply crises in…
Yoon Sung-gyun, 58, the First Vice Mayor of Suwon, held a retirement ceremony in the grand hall of Suwon City Hall on the afternoon of the 2nd and ended his public service career. Vice Mayor Yoon, who passed the 24th administrative civil service examination in 1980 and began his public career, worked at the Public Procurement Service, Environmental Agency, Presidential Secretariat, and Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs. He also served as director-general of Health and Welfare and Culture and Tourism for Gyeonggi Province and held the position of vice mayor in Guri, Bucheon, Yongin, and Ansan cities, and received the Red Ribbon Order of Civil Merit in 2006. After retirement, Vice Mayor Yoon…
Young-tong Little Baseball Club held a unity sports day on the 5th with players and parents gathered at Woncheon Reservoir, it announced on the 7th. At the sports day, Young-tong District Chief Choi Hee-soon was appointed as head, and National Assemblyman Kim Jin-pyo was appointed as honorary head, with appointment certificates delivered. Additionally, medals from the Skyline Cup National Tournament and Guri Mayor's Cup National Tournament that the team participated in were presented directly to players by District Chief Choi Hee-soon and Honorary Head Kim Jin-pyo. Young-tong District Chief Choi Hee-soon said "ahead…
Young-tong District announced on the 17th that Young-tong Little Baseball Club won the championship at the 14th Guri Mayor's Cup National Little Baseball Tournament held at Seoul Jangchung Little Baseball Field from the 5th to 16th. The tournament was held with 100 teams from across the nation divided into groups A and B to determine the champion. Young-tong Little Baseball Club won 6-0 against Gangseo-gu Little Baseball Club to finish first in group B, but fell short in the championship match against Namyangju, the group A leader, and…
Gwonseon-gu Little Baseball Club (manager Kim Moon-sang) participated in the 2nd Skyline Cup National Little Baseball Tournament and narrowly lost to Guri-si Little Baseball Team to finish as runner-up. This tournament was held from the 9th to 21st at Seoul Jangchung Little Baseball Field and others, with 87 little baseball teams from across the nation participating. While Gwonseon-gu Little Baseball Club narrowly missed the championship, it actively promoted Suwon's bid by producing banners for Suwon's attraction of the Suwon professional baseball 10th team. Gwonseon-gu Little Baseball Club…
Fact-finding surveys on unauthorized vinyl greenhouses in greenbelt areas, old downtown residential areas… strong administrative measures such as resident registration cancellation to be taken against illegal false residents aiming for relocation incentives