Suwon City Saebbit Civic Affairs Center Veteran Team Leaders Resolve 'Difficult Complaint' Successfully

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Through the persistent persuasion efforts of veteran team leaders at Suwon Special City's Saebbit Civic Affairs Center, a long-standing city gas pipeline construction complaint that had remained unresolved has been successfully addressed.

Fourteen households living in the deep mountainous area of Hagwanggyo-dong at the foot of Gwanggyo Mountain in Suwon had been unable to receive city gas supply, causing considerable inconvenience.

This was because the owner of 4 privately-owned parcels of land (272㎡) in the city gas pipeline construction section around 169 Hagwanggyo-dong refused to approve the construction, causing the project to be delayed for an extended period. As a result, there was no clear timeline for when the construction would begin.

Amid this situation, in November of last year, village residents visited the Saebbit Civic Affairs Center and submitted a petition to Suwon City under the name 'All Residents of Hagwanggyo-dong Village,' requesting that "Suwon City take the initiative to purchase the land or persuade the landowner to promote the project as soon as possible and resolve residents' inconveniences."

Upon receipt of the complaint, veteran team leaders Im Su-jeong and Choi Young-hee from the Saebbit Civic Affairs Center rolled up their sleeves to resolve the issue.

Together with Lee Moon-hyung, the second village chief of Hagwanggyo-dong, they visited the landowner residing in Seoul multiple times, explaining the residents' difficulties and continuing their persuasion efforts.

Finally, in December of last year, they received approval from the owner, opening the way to proceed with the pipeline construction.

Consequently, the 14 households in Hagwanggyo-dong are expected to receive city gas supply within this year.

Lee Moon-hyung, the second village chief of Hagwanggyo-dong, said, "Winters in Hagwanggyo-dong, a mountainous area, are much colder than in the city, and many elderly residents have been unable to stay warm because they try to save on expensive heating costs (LPG)," and "Thanks to the cooperation and efforts of Suwon City's veteran team leaders, the Climate and Energy Division, the Water Quality and Rivers Division, and other public officials, city gas supply will finally be realized," adding, "I sincerely thank the public officials for their hard work."