Ganghwa County Launches Full-Scale 'Mobile County Office' in Seodo-myeon, the Island Within an Island

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Ganghwa County operated its 'Mobile County Office' on the 17th in Seodo-myeon, the island within an island consisting of Jumun Island and Boleum Island.

The 'Mobile County Office' is County Commissioner Park Yong-chul's signature communication pledge, in which the county commissioner directly visits township and myeon offices to listen to residents' grievances and work together to find solutions through field-centered communication channels.

The initiative is being evaluated as having strong points in providing rapid feedback by directly hearing residents' voices on site, offering immediate action plans, or quickly reviewing whether to reflect matters in the budget.

The mobile county office first began operations at Ganghwa-eup Office in December of last year but was suspended for some time due to the April 2nd by-election and the 21st presidential election schedule. It resumed operations starting with Seodo-myeon this time. The county plans to operate it monthly, visiting each eup and myeon in rotation going forward.

On this day, County Commissioner Park Yong-chul visited three islands in Seodo-myeon (Acha Island, Boleum Island, and Jumun Island) to meet with residents. Starting with the Acha Island community center, he held one-on-one consultations at the consultation rooms set up at the Boleum Island Spoonbill Guesthouse and Jumun Island Seodo-myeon Office, engaging in sincere communication with residents regarding civil complaints, local issues, and personal inquiries.

Additionally, Commissioner Park directly explained the implementation status and future plans regarding long-standing projects sought by local residents, including △reconstruction of Seodo-myeon Office △relocation of the Seodo passenger ferry route △landscape project for ginkgo trees on Boleum Island, and gathered opinions from the field.

County Commissioner Park Yong-chul said, "I visited Seodo-myeon together with major department heads to resolve residents' inquiries more quickly," and added, "Being able to meet and communicate with Seodo-myeon residents, whom I cannot see often due to geographical conditions, makes this time feel even more precious."