Mayor Bang Sehwan: "Welfare Administration Town Will Become a Space of Hope Bringing Vitality to Citizens' Lives"

Gwangju City Holds Completion Ceremony for Welfare Administration Town on Songjeong-dong District Office Site

Welfare Administration Town Built with 173.1 Billion Won Investment

Full-Scale Citizen-Centered Welfare Administration Begins

Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province held the completion ceremony for the "Gwangju City Welfare Administration Town" on the 16th, marking a new beginning for citizen-centered welfare administration.

Gwangju City held a completion ceremony on the 16th for the 'Gwangju Welfare Administration Town' built on the site of the old Songjeong-dong District Office. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

The ceremony was attended by Mayor Bang Sehwan, National Assembly members So Byunghoon and Ahn Taejun, as well as provincial and city council members, other key local figures, and citizens, who celebrated the completion of the Welfare Administration Town and toured the facilities.

This complex was built on the site of the old district office, which had previously been used as the Clear Water Business Office, with a total project cost of 173.1 billion won. It covers a site area of 8,464 square meters and a total floor area of 46,115.45 square meters, and consists of 3 underground levels and 10 above-ground floors.

The Gwangju City Welfare Administration Town is a welfare administration hub that consolidates previously dispersed welfare-related functions into one location, allowing citizens to conveniently access welfare services. In particular, the city expects that the presence of facilities such as a welfare center for the disabled, a lifelong learning center, and a daycare center will enable the provision of integrated welfare services spanning all life stages, from infants to the elderly.

The Songjeong-dong Administrative Welfare Center has already opened, and preparations are underway to open the remaining facilities in the first half of the year. Gwangju City plans to provide more systematic welfare and administrative services closely linked to citizens' daily lives through the operation of the Welfare Administration Town.

In his commemorative address, Mayor Bang Sehwan stated, "Today is a very meaningful day that marks a new beginning in the warm air of March, as the old district office site has been reborn as the Welfare Administration Town, becoming a space that brings hope and vitality to citizens' lives." He added, "With this completion, welfare and administrative services that were previously provided in outdated facilities and poor environments can now be delivered in a modern, comfortable setting with greater diversity and specialization."

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