Gyeonggi-do Strengthens Resident Communication for Redevelopment of 1st Generation New Towns

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will launch the 'Gyeonggi Province Citizen Cooperation Committee,' composed of new town residents, starting in November to strengthen the communication system with residents for the prompt redevelopment of the first-generation new towns.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that it has appointed 80 members to the 'Gyeonggi Province Citizen Cooperation Committee.'

The committee is part of the 'Comprehensive Measures of Gyeonggi Province for the Redevelopment of First-Generation New Towns' announced by Governor Kim Dong-yeon on August 24.

It was promoted to form a public-private consensus through dialogue and cooperation among first-generation new town residents, to listen to residents' opinions on redevelopment plans and local issues, and to seek joint response measures.

The citizen committee members are composed of a total of 100 people, 20 from each of the five new towns in the province, recommended by the cities.

The 80 members appointed this time consist of residents from Ilsan (Goyang), Pyeongchon (Anyang), Sanbon (Gunpo), and Jungdong (Bucheon).

Since Seongnam City did not express a recommendation, Bundang (Seongnam) was not appointed this time, but plans to select and appoint members later through continuous consultation.

The appointed members are diverse in terms of positions and occupations such as resident autonomy committee members, representatives of residents' associations, office workers, and self-employed, as well as gender and age groups ranging from 30s to 70s.

The committee will hold its first meeting in November, hold full meetings semiannually, and discuss local issues by new town as needed. The term is two years, and the province plans to actively reflect the opinions of the Citizen Cooperation Committee in provincial policies.

Kim Gyo-heung, Director of Urban Regeneration at the province, said, "Through the operation of the Citizen Cooperation Committee, we will strengthen communication with first-generation new town residents and actively strive to ensure that residents' opinions are sufficiently reflected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's master plan."

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