Despite the Cold Wave, Continued On-Site Visits... Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, Visits School Soundproof Wall Construction Site

Inspection of Parent Requests Implementation at Singal and Boracho Schools

On the afternoon of the 21st, when the wind chill temperature soared well below minus 20 degrees, Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, visited two elementary schools in Singal-dong, Giheung-gu, one after another.

This was to check the implementation status of parents' requests during meetings with schools at various levels.

On that day, Mayor Lee visited Singal Elementary School, toured the site of the replacement construction of the old soundproof wall that serves as the school fence, and held an on-site meeting with Principal Kim Bok-ja and parent representatives of the school.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, is having a conversation with parents about the installation of soundproof walls in front of Singal Elementary School in Singal-dong, Giheung-gu, on the afternoon of the 21st.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The soundproof wall at Singal Elementary School was old and blocked the view of passersby to the extent that it was hard to tell that there was a school behind it. The school had requested the replacement of the soundproof wall during a meeting with Mayor Lee earlier this year. Currently, this construction project has been included in this year’s supplementary budget, and the design work has been completed, but the construction was recently temporarily halted. This was because the school requested to raise the originally planned 3.5-meter-high soundproof wall to 5 meters.

Mayor Lee asked for understanding from the school and parents, saying, "If the soundproof wall is to be raised, the design must be redone from the start, and more budget will be required. However, the budget for next year has already been approved, so it is difficult to guarantee when the construction will take place."

Mayor Lee then inspected the interior facility improvement site of the gymnastics-specialized gymnasium at Singal Elementary School. After receiving a letter from a parent of a student in the school’s gymnastics team requesting facility improvements, Mayor Lee requested support from the Yongin Office of Education and secured 160 million won in funding. Currently, the gymnasium’s interior is undergoing work to replace heating and cooling facilities and floor mats.

On that day, the gymnastics team students at Singal Elementary School also personally handed letters and thank-you cards to Mayor Lee.

Mayor Lee also visited nearby Bora Elementary School consecutively and held a meeting with Principal Oh Jae-gil and parent representatives of the school. At this meeting, Mayor Lee explained that the originally requested "boarding and alighting bay" was difficult due to regulations and lack of space, and asked for understanding while presenting an alternative plan to create a boarding and alighting zone within the school grounds.

Principal Oh Jae-gil of the school said, "I am grateful for the help in resolving the issue so promptly and for personally visiting and explaining to the parents."

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