Uijeongbu City Holds Policy Consultation Meeting with National Assembly Member Park Jihae

Strengthening Win-Win Cooperation for Resolving Local Issues and Urban Development

Uijeongbu City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Donggeun) held a policy consultation meeting on the 24th at the City Hall Council Hall with National Assembly member Park Jihae (Uijeongbu-gap) to discuss major local issues.

Mayor Donggeun Kim is taking a commemorative photo with participants at the policy consultation meeting with Congresswoman Jihye Park (Uijeongbu Gap) on the 24th. Provided by Uijeongbu City

This consultation meeting was organized to effectively communicate Uijeongbu City's major policies and local issues to the central government and to seek practical solutions.

The meeting was attended by National Assembly member Park Jihae (Uijeongbu-gap), Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member Lee Youngbong, Uijeongbu City Council members Choi Jeonghee, Kang Seonyeong, and Jeong Jinho, as well as Mayor Kim Donggeun, Deputy Mayor Kang Hyunseok, and key department heads.

The participants discussed effective cooperation measures for a total of seven major issues: improvement of the ordinary grant tax calculation system, institutional improvements for the development of returned US military base areas, creation of a pedestrian-friendly street at Mangwolsa Station, establishment of a new station on the Gyeongui Line within the Uijeongbu section, western extension of the Uijeongbu Light Rail, introduction of new metropolitan bus routes, and improvement of old water supply pipelines.

In particular, following President Lee Jaemyung's recent directive to the Ministry of National Defense for a "forward-looking approach to the development of returned US military base areas in northern Gyeonggi," the development of returned base areas?a core issue for Uijeongbu City?was a main focus of the meeting.

The city plans to use this presidential directive as an opportunity for policy change and to actively secure cooperation from the central government and the National Assembly.

In this regard, the amendment to the "Special Act on Support for Areas Surrounding US Military Bases in Korea," proposed by National Assembly member Park Jihae, includes provisions such as the expansion of industrial district special cases, and is drawing attention as an institutional foundation that can help strengthen Uijeongbu City's self-sufficiency.

National Assembly member Park Jihae stated, "I will do my best to draw the attention of the National Assembly and the government so that legislation reflecting the realities of the region can function properly, and so that budget and institutional improvements can be felt in the field."

Mayor Kim Donggeun said, "Now, as the presidential directive and legislative discussions coincide, this is a golden opportunity to realize the development of the returned base areas. We will continue to work closely with the central government and the National Assembly to ensure that the passage of related bills and institutional improvements lead to tangible results."

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