- Urgent support needed for doctors with mechanical ventilation treatment experience, such as respiratory specialists, and nurses with ICU experience - Priority recruitment of nurses to be deployed to dedicated infection disease hospitals and residential treatment centers
Mayor Jung Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek (second from right) conducts on-site inspection of shops near Pyeongtaek Station with environment department staff. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 2nd that it is conducting inspections on compliance with key quarantine rules at general and casual dining restaurants and bakeries as part of the implementation of Level 2.5 social distancing in the Seoul metropolitan area from the 30th of last month through the 6th. The targets include 8,945 locations such as general and casual…
Osan City 'O! Household Budget.' [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Osan City produced an easily understandable settlement report 'O! Household Budget' that makes it easy to verify the city's 2019 fiscal execution details. The existing settlement reports had thousands of pages, difficult terminology, and complex settlement statistics, which resulted in lower citizen interest and accessibility regarding finances. To help citizens understand, the city simplified difficult settlement terminology and presented key matters in 20 pages…
Osan City Smart Home Exercise Class prenatal yoga lecture. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Osan City announced on the 2nd that it is operating a 'Smart Home Exercise Class' to resolve citizens' emotional isolation and improve physical fitness amid prolonged COVID-19. The untact 'Smart Home Exercise Class' is a non-face-to-face real-time online exercise program created to promote health of citizens whose physical activity has decreased due to COVID-19 refraining from going out and social distancing…
Yu Cheon-ho, Ganghwa-gun Chief. (Photo=Ganghwa-gun) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa-gun Chief Yu Cheon-ho made an appeal to all residents to overcome the crisis as confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to occur with heightened concerns of a major outbreak. On the 2nd, County Chief Yu stated, "While all residents' efforts have kept Ganghwa a COVID-19 clean area, confirmed cases have surged with about 10 cases occurring in the past month, causing many difficulties, for which I apologize and feel sorrowful…"
- Inspecting and taking safety measures for signage, banners, construction sites, shade structures, commercial space stockpiles, street trees, etc.
Suwon City Hall exterior view. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 2nd that it imposed 177 billion won in 'September regular property tax.' This represents a 7.5% increase from last year's 164.7 billion won. The number of September property tax assessments increased from 413,011 cases in 2019 to 424,168 cases in 2020. Rising housing prices (individual 4.59%, collective 5.56%) and rising public land values (5.81%) influenced the increase in property taxes and assessment cases…
Forum held at 2 PM on the 3rd…discusses direction of 'mid to long-term gender equality policy'
In August, food establishment operators in Yeongtong-gu received hygiene rating system consultation from Suwon City. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 2nd that it is recruiting general food establishments, casual dining restaurants, bakeries and other food service businesses to participate in consultation support for food restaurant hygiene rating designation. The city will recruit 18 businesses to participate in food restaurant hygiene rating system consultation support on a first-come-first-served basis by the 14th. The food restaurant hygiene rating system refers to the hygiene level of food establishments…
- Sampling prohibited at operating sample corners in large discount stores, department stores, and shopping complexes until separate lifting of restrictions…
- Province to investigate 7,549 churches in the province on the 30th for compliance with non-face-to-face worship guidelines - In-person worship 114 churches (1.5%), non-face-to-face worship 4,039 churches (53.5%), worship not held 3,396 churches (45.0%) - Remaining 84 facilities to receive strong countermeasures including criminal referral if conducting in-person worship and violating quarantine rules, with advisory notice to be issued
Osan City Hall exterior. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City has completed individual official land price calculations and appraisal verification for 1,484 parcels of land that underwent land transfers (subdivision, consolidation, land category changes, etc.) from January 2 to June 30 of this year, and will operate a viewing and opinion submission period through the 21st. Individual official land prices can be viewed on the city's website, at the Land Information Division of City Hall, and at each dong Administrative Welfare Center, and can also be checked on the 'Real Estate Official Price Notifier.'
Osan City Hall exterior. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City will begin recruiting participants for the 'USFK Employment Linkage Early College Program' to connect Osan youth with employment at Camp Humphreys starting from the 4th. The 'USFK Employment Linkage Early College Program' is a project that links local youth to employment at K-6 (Camp Humphreys) after completing training in English, workplace skills, hygiene, safety, and marketing. The city has recently begun at Yongsan…
Mayor Jung Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek is participating in quarantine work. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 1st that it has extensively launched 'Comprehensive Quarantine Day' focused on multi-use facilities such as Pyeongtaek Station, terminals, and parks as the nationwide spread of COVID-19 cluster outbreaks originating from the Seoul metropolitan area continues. As quarantine activities previously conducted by eup-myeon-dong have been ongoing, but with the spread of COVID-19 not subsiding and transmission speed accelerating, the possibility of nationwide outbreak…
Sparsely crowded Gyeongcheon-dong entertainment district. (Photo=Paldal-gu) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Paldal-gu of Suwon City is intensively checking compliance with collective restriction administrative orders for general and rest-type restaurants following the upgrade to Level 2.5 social distancing from the 31st of last month. General and rest-type restaurants are permitted to operate only takeout and delivery after 9 p.m., with in-restaurant dining prohibited. Franchise coffee shops are permitted only takeout and delivery during business hours. Entertainment establishments, karaoke bars, buffets and other high-risk facilities…
Award recipients of the '16th Suwon City Women's Award' and other officials are taking a commemorative photo. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City selected and awarded Suwon women who contributed to women's rights and gender equality on the 1st at Suwon City Hall during Gender Equality Week (September 1-7). The '16th Suwon City Women's Award' recipients are Im Young-sook (56), chairwoman of the Korea Liberty Federation Suwon branch women's committee, Kim Dong-in (67), chairwoman of Suwon Women's Sharing Association, and Heo Na-young (5…
- Multiple landslides and reinforced soil retaining wall collapse accidents occurring in various areas of the province due to heavy summer rains - Province plans to utilize advanced technology for landslide damage surveys and reinforced soil retaining wall tilt investigations - Province to apply ICT-based facility safety inspections through collaboration between safety special inspection teams and private experts
- Set from 0:00 on the 1st to 24:00 on the 13th to prevent COVID-19 spread
- Gimpo City has the most with 862 cases totaling 325 million won - Province establishing internal systems to ensure smooth tax reductions…supporting small business operators' verification procedures
- Promotional video released on YouTube, KakaoTalk profile picture change event, etc.
- Provides supplies worth 99 million won to approximately 30 locations and assists recovery through volunteer work including rice trucks - Voluntary participation by Suwon City and various government agencies and private organizations
- Planned population of 352,000, urbanized land area of 15.784㎢, planned urbanization area of 6.865㎢ - Reorganization of urban spatial structure into 1 central city, 2 sub-central cities, and 3 regional centers - Establishment of foundation for major development projects in the region
- Joint heads including lawyer Kim Min-soo and the province's policy planning officer, composed of lawyers, special prosecutors, and epidemiological investigators to pursue systematic response - Plan to immediately refer all non-compliant diagnostic test refusers and quarantine measure obstructers without exception to criminal prosecution and damages claims
Pyeongtaek City fine dust illegal emission monitor measuring bus exhaust emissions. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 31st that it is recruiting 12 fine dust illegal emission monitors. This recruitment marks the second recruitment this year following the first half. They will be active for 3 months (12 weeks) from mid-September to early December, stationed at the Environmental Policy Division, Environmental Guidance Division, and each branch Environmental Sanitation Division to crack down on fugitive dust businesses and conduct indoor air quality inspections…
Pyeongtaek City online college entrance briefing session. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held the second online college entrance briefing session on the 29th with the theme of '2021 Academic Year Agricultural/Fishing Village and Early Admission Application Strategy' to support college admission planning for high school applicants at schools in rural and fishing villages within the city. The college entrance briefing was conducted as a live stream for approximately 2 hours on the Pyeongtaek City YouTube channel instead of an in-person event in response to COVID-19. After the special lecture on agricultural and fishing village special admissions…
Designated deputy officials to ensure continuity of COVID-19 response and public services
Kwak Sang-wook, Mayor of Osan City. (Photo=Osan City) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City Mayor Kwak Sang-wook received the 'Local Government Achievement Award' in the Local Government sector of the '6th INAK Social Contribution Awards' hosted by the Korean Internet News Association. The INAK Social Contribution Awards are established to discover and honor individuals and organizations that have made outstanding achievements in various fields of society, including national development, economy, parliamentary affairs, education, law, state innovation, local government, science, public health, press clubs, and…
Gwon Sun-gu Office chief Gil Young-bae (left) inspects a bus stop in Seryun 3-dong. (Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Gwonseon-gu Office chief Gil Young-bae inspected major traffic signals and crosswalks in the Seryun 3-dong redevelopment project site where transportation facility improvements are urgent on the 28th. Currently, Seryun 3-dong has numerous redevelopment project districts, with frequent operation of large construction vehicles such as dump trucks and concrete mixer trucks. Pedestrian safety road convenience facilities are in very poor condition. The district…
Yeongdeungpo-gu officials inspect a kindergarten shuttle vehicle. (Photo=Yeongdeungpo-gu) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City's Yeongdeungpo-gu will intensively inspect the structures and operational status of 29 shuttle vehicles at kindergartens (24 facilities) in the district on September 1st and 3rd. The district will conduct vehicle condition and operational status inspections with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority in the parking lot of the district office while adhering to social distancing guidelines. Inspection items include ▲notification of children's shuttle vehicles ▲comprehensive insurance enrollment ▲…
Ju Il-gyoo, civil servant of Ganghwa-gun (right), takes a commemorative photo with Ganghwa-gun Supervisor You Cheon-ho at the donation ceremony. (Photo=Ganghwa-gun) [Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] A local civil servant has become a topic of conversation by donating over 100 million won to help local residents. On the 31st, Ju Il-gyoo (47), a civil servant at Ganghwa-gun's Marine and Fisheries Division, donated 100 million won to 'Fruits of Love' for use by county residents struggling due to COVID-19. Previously, civil servant Ju had recently…
