Ansan Mayor Lee Min-keun emphasized on October 19 that citizens are interested not only in business projects but also in how these initiatives will change their neighborhoods and daily lives.
During the fourth regional town hall meeting titled 'Policies Made Together with Citizens,' held at the Ansan Media Library, Mayor Lee spoke to over 80 residents from the Gojan, Central, Hosu, Wadong, and Seonbu 3-dong areas.
At the meeting, Mayor Lee shared the direction of his administration's policies for the ninth term, focusing on the underground rail project, enhancing educational competitiveness, and addressing local living issues.
The event, themed 'Ansan, Where Learning Grows and Culture Blossoms,' primarily discussed the underground rail project and improvements to the educational environment.
Residents raised questions and policy suggestions regarding not only the direction of the projects but also their potential impacts on daily life and local development.
Particular attention was given to the underground rail project, which aims to bury approximately 5.12 kilometers of the Ansan Line from Cheongju Station to Gojan and Central Station.
Concerns were raised about the reconfiguration of urban spaces due to the underground rail, the use of above-ground areas, and issues directly affecting daily life, such as train operations during construction and surrounding traffic impacts.
In the education sector, discussions included the establishment of a gifted education center affiliated with Hanyang University ERICA and the potential for attracting specialized high schools in science and foreign languages.
Proposals were also made to enhance educational competitiveness through the expansion of educational facilities linked to redevelopment in the Gojan area, attracting quality educational institutions, and increasing educational choices for local students.
Residents also conveyed local issues, including the discovery of new development projects in Wadong, balanced regional development, and the expansion of community facilities within the public complex in Seonbu 3-dong.
Questions from residents focused not only on the direction of large-scale projects but also on traffic inconveniences during construction, the actual expansion of educational facilities, and improvements to daily conveniences.
Opinions were expressed on the need to minimize inconveniences during the planning and implementation of projects and to establish follow-up measures that residents can feel.
Mayor Lee indicated that he would consider residents' opinions while monitoring the progress of projects and addressing living inconveniences.
He stated that suggestions that can be reviewed by the city will be examined for feasibility with relevant departments, while matters requiring consultation with the education office or national agencies will be communicated to those organizations to seek solutions.
Mayor Lee said, 'I will carefully examine everything from large-scale development projects to daily inconveniences from the citizens' perspective.' He added, 'The voices of citizens become policies, and those policies change citizens' lives, which is true communicative administration,' and assured that the suggestions made today would be thoroughly reviewed for future policies and projects.
Additionally, Mayor Lee plans to comprehensively review the opinions gathered from residents to incorporate them into future policy formulation and major project implementation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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