Changwon Mayor Heo Seong-mu, 64.6% of Citizens Say 'City Administration Was Well Managed'

The Best Performing Field: 'Environment', Future Focus Area: 'Economy'

Mayor Heo Seong-mu of Changwon City. (Photo by Changwon City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] According to a job performance evaluation of Heo Seong-moo, mayor of Changwon City, Gyeongnam, 64.6% of Changwon citizens responded that he is "doing well."

According to the Korea Social Opinion Research Institute, 64.6% of all respondents in the municipal satisfaction survey evaluated Mayor Heo's administration as "doing well."

This is an increase of 11.3 percentage points compared to 53.3% in 2018 and 57.0% in 2019.

Regarding the administrative change called "People-Centered New Changwon," 66.3% of citizens evaluated it as "doing well."

Statistical Data on Mayor Heo Seong-mu's Changwon City Administration Performance Evaluation.

This result is analyzed to reflect positive public opinion on significant achievements such as designation as a special city, a five-year extension of financial special privileges, the promotion of the Materials Research Institute, and securing the "Jinhae New Port."

Also, 89.5% of citizens responded that "Changwon City is better to live in or similar compared to other regions," and 93.2% expressed their intention to continue residing in the city.

The areas where the city is performing best are environment at 21.3%, urban policy at 17.7%, and welfare at 17.4%, with the environment sector showing the largest increase compared to other sectors last year.

The areas to focus on in the future are economy at 48.0%, welfare at 16.8%, urban policy at 10.9%, and environment at 10.9%, with the economy sector being the highest.

This public opinion survey was conducted by the city commissioning the Korea Social Opinion Research Institute, targeting 1,500 citizens aged 19 and older, through a three-day telephone interview survey in December last year, with a confidence level of 95% and a sampling error of ±2.53 percentage points.

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