Chuncheon Mayor Yuk Donghan Discusses Municipal Direction with Eup, Myeon, and Dong Chiefs

Visit to Traditional Market After Meeting
Checking Holiday Prices and Listening to Voices on the Ground

Yuk Donghan, mayor of Chuncheon, met with the heads of the city's 25 eup, myeon, and dong to share this year's key municipal directions and local issues.

Yuk Donghan, mayor of Chuncheon, is meeting with the heads of 25 eup, myeon and dong to share this year's key municipal directions and local issues. Photo by Chuncheon City

On the 12th, Mayor Yuk reviewed policies and pending projects by bureau and office and built consensus on overall municipal administration at the "Meeting between the Mayor and Eup, Myeon, and Dong Chiefs" held at the Gangnam-dong Administrative Welfare Center. During the meeting, they shared the directions for promoting major policies, including: livelihood and economic measures such as revitalizing the Chuncheon Love Gift Certificate program; establishment of smart senior centers and expansion of digital administration; integrated medical and nursing care and expansion of social security benefits; support for snow removal expenses and strengthening of disaster response systems; and urban regeneration and station area development.

At the meeting, Mayor Yuk stressed securing on-site execution capacity for each policy. Mayor Yuk said, "Eup, myeon, and dong are the very front line where municipal administration is delivered to citizens. We will further strengthen communication with the heads of eup, myeon, and dong so that the city's major policies and directions can be consistently shared and implemented in the field."

He went on to request, "Responsible responses at the bureau and office level are needed so that major policies can be carried out on the ground without setbacks."

After the meeting, he visited Pungmul Market with the heads of eup, myeon, and dong to do his own shopping, check holiday price trends and the atmosphere at the traditional market, and listen to merchants' difficulties.

Yuk Donghan, mayor of Chuncheon, is shopping in person at Pungmul Market on the 12th to observe holiday price trends and the atmosphere of the traditional market. Provided by Chuncheon City

An official from Chuncheon City said, "Going forward, through communication venues where the mayor and the heads of eup, myeon, and dong come together, we will strengthen the system for sharing municipal affairs and continuously monitor progress so that major policies can lead to tangible outcomes in citizens' daily lives."

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