Mayor of Bucheon City Become One-day Town Chief

Mayor of Bucheon City Become One-day Town Chief

The Mayor of Bucheon City, Mansoo Kim, became the one-day town chief of Yeokgok-3-dong, a town of Bucheon City, last Thursday March 21, 2013. He walked around the town, heard from residents living in the town, and had meals at the restaurants inside the town in order to hear what the citizens want in person.

• "I can't sleep well because the streetlight is too bright."
• "Would you make a pedestrian overpass for students going Yangji Elementary School?"
• "Please repair the wrecked ground of Hanrim Park for us."
• "What about replacing current manholes in Yeokgok Eastern Market with bigger ones? We've suffered floods repeatedly during rainy season."

Today is the age of communication. The Mayor of Bucheon City started listening to citizens' opinions and trying to find answers on the fields. He answered requests from residents around the town of Yeokgok-3-dong.

• "I will rebuild restrooms in Hanrim Park, considering the concept of public design."
• "And especially I will do something more for the elder and children."
• "The repair works are supposed to start from May, 2013, in order to replace old boiler pipelines with new ones in local Senior Citizen Community Centers."

The Mayor Kim explained the plan to solve citizen's requests with the blueprints directly on the fields of citizens.

Some citizens living in Yeokgok-3-dong walked together with the Mayor Kim through Yeokgok-3-dong Resident Center, the intersection in front of Yangji Elementary School, Hanrim Park, Yeokgok Eastern Market, Yeokgok Food Passage, and Yeokgok Southern Market.

Whenever he met citizens along the streets, the Mayor Kim also didn't forget to promoting Bucheon Football Club, saying "Come to Bucheon Stadium this weekend, and enjoy the first home game of Bucheon Football Club 1995 this season, and cheer up Bucheon FC."

The Mayor Kim will continue to play the role of 'Becoming a One-day Town Chief'; Simgokbon-dong in Sosa-gu, Bucheon City on next Thursday March 28, Dodang-dong in Wonmi-gu on April 4, Simgok-1-dong in Wonmi-gu on April 18, and Wonjong-dong in Ojeong-gu on April 25, 2013.

If you are willing to participate the event, call Team of Field Conversation, Department of Participation & Communication, +82-32-625-2345 or ask the twitter @bc_communi.

<photo 1: The Mayor of Bucheon City, Mansoo Kim, explains rebuilding project of the restrooms in Hanrim Park with the design and blueprint during the event of 'Becoming a One-day Town Chief' at Hanrim Park, Bucheon City, South Korea, March 21, 2013.>