Ryukyung-gi Jungnang-gu Mayor's Signature Brand 'Jungnang Masil' Surpasses 100 Episodes!

[Seoul District News] Jungnang-gu to Hold 100th Jungnang Masil (Theme: Educational Development) at Sangbong Middle School on the 14th at 2 PM · District Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi Addresses 655 Requests from 3,450 Residents over 3 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] ‘Jungnang Masil,’ the representative communication channel between residents and Ryu Kyung-gi, the mayor of Jungnang District, marked its 100th session on the 14th. The 100th Jungnang Masil was held at Sangbong Middle School’s Kkumdam Library, spending time with parents.

Jungnang Masil is operated as a communication platform where the mayor visits neighborhoods like a casual stroll to comfortably approach residents and have candid conversations. It is conducted in a Q&A format, listening attentively to the voices of residents on-site.

At the 100th Masil, Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi personally toured the school site, listened to current issues, and freely exchanged opinions on educational development with the principal, school operation committee members, and parents regarding future improvement directions.

In particular, this Masil was made more meaningful as it marked the 100th session since the first Jungnang Masil in October 2018 at Sangbong Elementary School, which began as a communication effort to improve the educational environment. The district has held Masil sessions by visiting 25 local schools due to Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi’s continuous interest in the educational field. As a result, the support budget for school education expenses increased from 3.8 billion KRW to 8 billion KRW, strengthening public education and raising residents’ satisfaction with education.

In this way, Jungnang Masil involves the mayor directly visiting places with local issues or resident inconveniences to find solutions through dialogue with residents. Over the past three years, about 3,450 residents have been met through 2 to 3 Masil sessions held monthly. Of the 777 suggestions received, 655 (84.3%) have been addressed. The remainder are projects either underway or planned. As a result of consistent Masil operation, the average monthly number of civil complaints during the three years of the 7th local government administration was 3,398, a 19% decrease compared to 4,196 during the 6th administration.

Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi of Jungnang District said, “Through Jungnang Masil, the district’s representative communication administration, I will visit wherever residents are to listen to their inconveniences,” adding, “We will collect the valuable opinions given by residents and reflect them in district administration to do our best in realizing cooperative governance.”

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