- Organized by the Shim Jae-deok Memorial Foundation, attended by bereaved families and figures from various sectors, around 50 people - Mayor Lee Jae-jun, "The achievements and values of Mayor Shim continue to flow in our lives"
- Suwon City Research Institute 'Survey on Suwon Citizens' Settlement Consciousness, Social Trust, and Inclusivity' results - 'A city worth settling down in' 35.7%, 'City where I was born and raised' 13.4% - Over half in their 50s and 60s and above perceive it as 'hometown'
- Visited Hwaseo-dong Kkokmae Senior Community Center, checked on elderly residents and listened to field voices
- Total budget of 1.11 billion won…issuance of 11 billion won, breathing vitality into local commerce - Provided for 12 days from 20th to 31st...purchase limit 500,000 won, maximum incentive 50,000 won
- Held New Year press conference and announced 2025 promotional plans
- Operating 'Lunar New Year Hope Hwaseong Regional Currency Consumption Promotion Week' from 20th to 31st - 20% additional regional currency cashback provided when payment is 30,000 won or more with regional currency
- Emphasized need for 'emergency economic measures' at provincial press briefing for New Year - Immediately activated 'Trump second term response emergency system' - Called for promotion of three major measures for 'revitalizing business confidence'
- Park visitor survey shows satisfaction score 1 point higher than 5-year average - Satisfaction with 'cleanliness' ranks highest at 91.2 points
- 276 contract cost reviews totaling 2.68 billion won; monitoring of 2 major projects at 720 million won, etc.
- Williamson County proclaimed 'Yongin City Day' on January 9th - Honorary street name sign 'Yongin City Boulevard' installed on the road in front of Samsung Electronics' foundry factory construction site in Taylor City
- Following civil affairs forum held at Yongin City Hall last year, government created 'Special Bill for Support of Special Metropolitan Cities' - Transfer of authority on 26 special affairs…established basis for central administrative agency support for special metropolitan cities - Mayor Lee Sang-il, "Submission of special bill to National Assembly is a major achievement…will focus on filling gaps this year for bill passage"
- Suwon City Residents' Autonomous Council inauguration and installation ceremony held
- Expanded composition with 2 new divisions: 'Cluj-Napoca, Romania' and 'Hai Duong, Vietnam'
- Contains 60 best practices from 2022-2024…posted on city website
- County Governor Seo Tae-won conducting 'meetings with eup and myeon residents' visiting 6 eups and myeons from 9th to 14th - Reducing ceremonial events and expanding opinion-gathering sessions from existing 50 minutes to 100 minutes, doubled
- K-Star World development plan announced at residents' dialogue in Misa 1-dong - K-pop concert venue, film production studio, etc. to be developed on Misa Island
- Signed 'Saebit Climate Contribution Collaboration Agreement' with 9 institutions including associations, universities, and companies
Hwaseong Special City Hall exterior. (Photo=Hwaseong City Photo Gallery) [Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk Reporter] Hwaseong Special City is installing a residential lodging facility support center and will begin operations starting the 13th. The Hwaseong City Residential Lodging Facility Support Center will be established within the city hall's Architecture and Policy Division and will operate until December 2027. Following the Korean Wave boom, the government introduced residential lodging facilities (hereinafter 'residential lodging') in 2012 as demand for long-term accommodation by foreign tourists increased. However, contrary to the original intent…
- Recruiting exhibition and sponsorship participating institutions until February 28 - Currently 113 booths confirmed for operation, 11 companies participating in sponsorship
- Temporarily operated free from the 15th, official operation begins February 1st
- Approximately 700 attendees including city, assembly, political parties, related organizations, sponsors, and volunteers - Mayor Ju Gwang-deok: "We will achieve changes and development that inspire Jeong Yak-yong's imagination"
- Visited Suwon City Haenggung-dong banjiksang (semi-basement housing area) on the 9th when cold wave advisory took effect - Gyeonggi Province provides emergency heating subsidy to 300,000 households of basic livelihood recipients and near-poor households
- Selected within top 15% of 228 municipal governments nationwide...proving 'Safe City' status - Mayor Lee Chung-woo, "Will exert greater efforts in creating a safe Yeoju"
- Recruiting 5 teams by February 6: 3 general teams and 2 short-form teams…announcement on February 21 - Selected creators to produce various municipal promotional videos on Icheon City theme and promote through SNS
- Pooling efforts to recover from heavy snowfall damage in Icheon through hometown love donations
- Intensive inspection of second elected term pledged projects and new projects - County Governor Seo Tae-won, "Will make Gapyeong an even better city for residents to directly experience"
- Targeting 3,575 corporations in the province…intensive investigation of corporations with underreported real estate local taxes and improper exemptions - Provincial tax 8.58 billion won (86%), municipal and county tax 1.04 billion won (10%), national tax 370 million won (4%)
- Visited Bucheon Onsemi on the 9th to discuss strengthening cooperation and expanding investment in advanced industries - Governor Kim emphasized "Our politics must pay attention to the global economic trends…I will do my best"
- Discussed new year's specialized projects and shared city and district administration promotion
- Held '1st Suwon City Saebit Integrity Conference' and signed pledge for 'integrity administration practice' - Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "We will raise integrity standards further and create a city of integrity"
