Namyangju City Council Member Kim Jihun Announces Mayoral Bid: "I Will Restart the Stalled Growth Engine"

Two-Track Strategy of "Economic Self-Reliance" and "Cultural Competitiveness"
to Overcome Namyangju's 28% Fiscal Self-Reliance Ratio

A Major Transformation into a Strong City that Changes the Lives of 730,000 Citizens

"I will create a city with economic self-reliance and cultural competitiveness through short-term, tangible results for citizens and medium- to long-term structural improvements."

Kim Jihun, a member of the Namyangju City Council, officially announced his candidacy for mayor of Namyangju on the 11th in the Namyangju City Council's small meeting room. Provided by Kim Jihun's office.

As a prospective candidate for mayor of Namyangju, Kim Jihun, a member of the Namyangju City Council, officially declared his candidacy for mayor of Namyangju today in the small conference room of the Namyangju City Council, stating, "I will restart Namyangju's stalled growth engine and bring about real changes in citizens' lives."

In his declaration, Assemblyman Kim assessed that although Namyangju has grown in size, citizens have not sufficiently felt that growth, and structural regulations are blocking the city's development.

He said, "Namyangju's fiscal self-reliance ratio is 28%, the lowest level among large cities with a population of over 500,000 in Gyeonggi Province," adding, "Citizens' daily lives and jobs depend on the broader metropolitan area, and the self-sustaining functions within Namyangju itself have not grown sufficiently."

Assemblyman Kim presented short-term and medium- to long-term strategies. In the short term, he pledged to respond immediately to transportation, civil complaints, and local pending issues that are directly linked to citizens' daily lives, emphasizing an attitude in which the mayor, as a salesperson, personally goes into the field to solve problems.

In the medium to long term, he promised concrete results with the goal of transforming Namyangju into an economically self-reliant city by overhauling a dedicated system for attracting companies, bringing in large corporations, supporting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises within the city, and improving location and environmental regulations through negotiations with the central government and Gyeonggi Province.

Kim also highlighted cultural dignity and the establishment of identity as the core of urban competitiveness, saying, "A city is not completed by buildings and roads alone. I will build cultural content and symbolic assets within Namyangju that allow citizens to stay, enjoy themselves, and feel a sense of pride."

Candidate Kim pledged to become a mayor who approaches citizens directly and proves himself through results, stressing, "I will replace Namyangju's outdated engine and become a mayor who runs alongside citizens at their eye level. The person Namyangju needs most right now is Kim Jihun."

Candidate Kim concluded his declaration by stating that, based on his experience of being born and raised in Namyangju and thus having felt local issues longer and more closely than anyone else, he will be a prepared mayor who finds answers in the field, drives change, and works together with citizens at their eye level.

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