Kim Byung-nae, Mayor of Gwangju Nam-gu, Shows 'Civil Complaint Solver' Role... Resolves 253 Inconveniences

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Kim Byeong-nae, Mayor of Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is resolving local residents' pending projects through the 'Civil Complaint On-site Confirmation Day,' held once or twice a month.

According to Nam-gu on the 3rd, since 2019, Mayor Kim has operated the 'Civil Complaint On-site Confirmation Day,' listening to residents' difficulties a total of 42 times to date.

Through this process, he achieved results such as creating the Jinwol Complex Sports Ground, a long-standing wish of the local community, and resolving conflicts between street vendors and store owners around Pureungil Park regarding indiscriminate commercial activities by opening a Saturday Market.

Additionally, to alleviate the long-standing traffic congestion at Baegun Square, a chronic issue in the community, the road construction between Bongseon-dong Daehwa Apartment and the former Haitai Mart in Jinwol-dong, which had been promoted together with local residents since the beginning of his term, was recently included in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 4th Metropolitan Area Traffic Congestion Road Improvement Project plan, securing a related project budget of 49.1 billion KRW, demonstrating his role as a problem solver for civil complaints.

Along with this, to prevent flood damage in the frequently flooded Baegun Square area, he collaborated and communicated with Gwangju City and nearby residents, receiving 10.4 billion KRW in project funds from Gwangju City to expedite the completion of the sewer maintenance project.

Furthermore, to resolve minor inconveniences related to residents' daily lives, efforts have been made to secure insufficient parking spaces, improve school commuting routes, install security lights, and address various living environment issues. He has also worked to resolve 253 inconveniences, including village hall maintenance, road construction, and installation of pedestrian traffic signals at crosswalks.

Mayor Kim stated, "Communication starts with mutual trust, and when that trust accumulates, any problem can be solved. Since communication is our collective happiness, I will continue to operate the 'Civil Complaint On-site Confirmation Day' steadily to make Nam-gu a better place to live."

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