First Publicly Opened Private Parking Lot in Icheon: 92 Spaces in Ocheon-ri

Private Parking Lots by Woobang and Samla Midas
to Be Opened Free of Charge to Citizens for Two Years Starting in July

For the first time in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, a private parking lot will be opened to citizens free of charge.

At the public open parking lot business agreement ceremony held at Icheon City Hall, Mayor Kyunghee Kim of Icheon (center) and other attendees pledge cooperation to secure parking spaces for citizens. Provided by Icheon City

On June 9, Icheon City announced that it had signed an agreement for the "Public Open Parking Lot Development Project" with Woobang Co., Ltd. and Samla Midas Co., Ltd. for two sites in Ocheon-ri, Majang-myeon.

Under this agreement, Woobang will open its idle land at 448-6 Ocheon-ri, and Samla Midas will open its property at 450-8 Ocheon-ri, both located in commercial areas, to citizens free of charge for two years. A total of 92 parking spaces will be made available.

To this end, the city plans to complete site preparations in cooperation with the companies within this month and open the parking lots starting next month. According to the agreement, the companies will be responsible for preliminary site maintenance and the creation of parking spaces, while the city will handle the installation, maintenance, and operation of the facilities. Through this project, landowners will receive property tax exemption benefits.

The city plans to use this project as an opportunity to continuously identify idle spaces near residential and commercial areas and expand their conversion into public open parking lots.

Kyunghee Kim, Mayor of Icheon, stated, "Through a public cooperation model in which citizens and the private sector participate together, we will pursue a low-cost, high-efficiency, and community-oriented transportation policy."

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