Guro-gu Mayor Lee Seong, Manifesto Pledge Implementation Evaluation Top Grade (SA)

Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters Evaluates 226 Local Governments Nationwide
Achieves 53.9% of 89 Promises Including Riverside Arboretum Project

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Lee Sung, the mayor of Guro District, received the highest grade (SA) in the “Evaluation of Pledge Implementation and Information Disclosure by Local Government Heads Nationwide during the 7th Local Government Term,” conducted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters.

With this, Mayor Lee has achieved the highest grade (SA) for three consecutive years, following the “2018 Pledge Implementation and Information Disclosure Evaluation” (SA) and the “2019 Pledge Implementation Plan Evaluation” (SA).

The Korea Manifesto Evaluation Group analyzed and evaluated 15,799 pledge information items disclosed on the websites of 226 cities, counties, and districts nationwide from January 22 to April 20, and announced the results on the 26th.

The evaluation was conducted in two areas: absolute evaluation (pledge completion, 2019 goal achievement, resident communication) and PASS/FAIL (web communication, pledge consistency). Guro District earned balanced scores across five items in these two areas.

In particular, as of December 2019, Guro District achieved a pledge implementation rate of 53.9%, more than half, across 89 pledge projects in five core areas: regional balanced development, education and culture, smart industrial city, green city, and welfare and safety.

Guro District has fulfilled its promises to residents in various fields, including the construction of Sindorim Miracle Library, creation of Cheonwang Station Job Total Platform, riverside arboretum project, construction of Hang-dong Community Sports Center, opening of Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities, and establishment of Smart City Virtual Experience Center.

Guro District has continued to receive awards for 11 consecutive years in various evaluations related to the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters. Starting with the Excellence Award in the election pledge category in the 2010 local elections, it received excellence in integrity in 2011, highest in job creation in 2012, excellence in pledge implementation in 2013, highest in pledge booklet category in the 2014 local elections, highest in urban regeneration in 2015, excellence in youth issue resolution in 2016, highest in regional culture revitalization in 2017, highest in pledge implementation in 2018, and highest evaluation in pledge implementation plan in 2019.

A Guro District official said, “We are pleased that the results of communicating with residents and working hard from the residents’ perspective have led to good outcomes,” and added, “We will do our best to achieve a 100% pledge implementation rate during the remaining period.”

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