Three Outstanding Public Officials Selected for 'Proactive Administration' in Nam-gu, Gwangju

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The proactive administration of an 8th-grade public official who persistently persuaded landowners to create a waterfront walking trail in a development-restricted area, saving 2 billion KRW in land purchase costs, is drawing attention.

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeongnae) announced on the 8th that it selected three outstanding public officials for proactive administration who contributed to creating public benefits during their work process.

They communicated dozens of times with stakeholders to improve residents' quality of life and resolve inconveniences, preventing budget waste and achieving public interest goals.

First, the best case of proactive administration emerged during the creation of the Waterfront Park Health Nuri-gil at Hyangdeungje, located within the development-restricted area.

Kim Daye (8th grade, Urban Planning Division) took the lead after being eliminated last year from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s “Development-Restricted Area Resident Support Project” contest due to unresolved land acquisition issues, persuading institutions owning national and public land as well as private landowners.

In particular, most of the project site was privately owned land within the unmanaged development-restricted area, making contact and persuasion of owners difficult.

However, without giving up, she investigated local residents to identify owners, then visited their homes or persistently persuaded them by phone, obtaining consent to use the land instead of purchasing it, saving 2 billion KRW in land acquisition costs and completing a successful model for the waterfront park project.

The protagonist of the excellent case is Yeom Ji-hye (9th grade, Parks and Greenery Division), who promoted the Bunjeoksan Cypress Forest project.

With the Bunjeoksan Cypress Forest and Hyodeok Reservoir, included in the development-restricted area, left unmanaged and neglected, she obtained landowners’ consent to use the land and created the “Bunjeoksan The Green Nuri-gil,” providing a space for healthy leisure activities for local residents.

The final case of proactive administration addressed the inconvenience of not accepting large waste items on weekends, holidays, and at night by introducing a smart kiosk terminal without budget expenditure.

Jang Gilhwan (8th grade, Cleaning Administration Division) was selected as an outstanding proactive public official for persuading the terminal manufacturer by emphasizing the effectiveness of this project for holiday and nighttime reception and non-face-to-face collection and processing due to COVID-19, resulting in the free provision of a terminal worth about 10 million KRW and over 1 million KRW in consignment fees.

Nam-gu plans to grant additional points in performance evaluations to the three outstanding proactive public officials.

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