Jeong Myeonggeun Announces Tailored Pledges for 1.07 Million-Special City: "Attracting Domed Stadium, Advancing as a Leading City for Culture and Sports"

Myeonggeun Jeong, Hwaseong Mayor Preliminary Candidate, Announces Key Pledges
"Construction of Dongtan Domed Stadium and 1 Trillion Won Local Currency Issuance"
Dongtan–Hyangnam–Maesong Inner-Circulation Road, Shinbundang Line Extension
Pledges to Realize a '30-Minute Travel Era'

Myeonggeun Jeong, preliminary candidate for Hwaseong Mayor, announced a variety of pledges at the "Democratic Party of Korea Hwaseong Special City Preliminary Candidate Joint Debate" held in the main conference room of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council on April 9, 2026, including attracting a professional baseball team and constructing a domed stadium.

Jeong Myungkeun, prospective candidate for Hwaseong Mayor. Provided by prospective candidate Jeong Myungkeun

Candidate Jeong stated, "To match the status of a special city with a population of 1.07 million, I will attract a professional baseball team and build a domed stadium." He added, "By creating the best sports, cultural, and multi-purpose complex, I will elevate Hwaseong into a leading city for culture and sports in Korea." The leading candidate site is reported to be the Dongtan New Town area.

In the field of the local economy, he said, "Over the past four years, we have issued the largest amount of local currency in the country, supporting small business owners and the self-employed, and secured 20 trillion won in investments to create quality jobs." He pledged, "Going forward, I will continue to issue over 1 trillion won in local currency annually to firmly support the local economy and neighborhood businesses."

In welfare, he pledged to establish, for the first time in Korea, a dedicated department for the basic society and to implement the Hwaseong-style basic society model. He also promised to expand the Hwaseong-style 'Just Dream' service to all 29 towns, townships, and neighborhoods, and to provide free public sanitary pads in public facility restrooms, thereby building a thorough welfare system.

For transportation, he promised to realize a "30-minute travel era" by completing a privately funded expressway inner-circulation road connecting Dongtan, Maesong, Namyang, and Hyangnam; extending the Shinbundang Line from Bongdam through Hyangnam to the Kia Motors section in Maehyang-ri; extending the Bundang Line from Giheung through Dongtan to Osan; ensuring the normal opening of the Dongtan–Indeogwon Line; and starting construction of the Dongtan tram within the year.

Candidate Jeong emphasized, "Based on my 36 years of administrative experience, I will drive progress in people's livelihoods and the economy with speed," and stressed, "I will revitalize the people's livelihoods and the economy, which are key priorities for the Lee Jaemyung people's government."

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