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As the leaders of Seoul's 25 autonomous districts began their terms today (July 1), their first official acts and inaugural addresses were heavily focused on their commitment to urban renewal projects, such as redevelopment and reconstruction.
Seocho District Mayor Jeon Seong-soo stated in his inaugural address, "If the past four years opened the 'Seocho Golden Age 1,' the next four years will be the time to complete the 'Seocho Golden Age 2.' I will visit reconstruction sites to clear bottlenecks, accelerate slow projects, and remove obstacles."
The day after the local elections, Mayor Jeon signed the 'Operation Plan for the Reconstruction Rapid Support Team' as his first official act upon returning to duty.
Gangnam District Mayor Kim Hyun-ki also presented a blueprint for the 'Gangnam Great Transformation' during his inauguration ceremony, aimed at translating the district's urban competitiveness into an improved quality of life for residents, and identified the rapid promotion of reconstruction as a core task.
Songpa District Mayor Seo Gang-seok signed the 'Jamsil Jugong Complex 5 Reconstruction Project Implementation Plan' as his first official act today.
"I will continue to practice 'service administration' that carefully looks after residents so they can feel changes in their daily lives during the 9th term, and I will build a 'more livable, luxury city of Songpa,'" Mayor Seo said.
Yongsan District Mayor Kim Gyeong-dae reportedly signed the 'Establishment of a Dedicated Organization for Rapid Yongsan Development and Safety Enhancement' as his first act.
In connection with this, the district plans to form a 'Yongsan Development Rapid Promotion Team,' with Mayor Kim stating, "This reflects my will to have the chief executive directly manage maintenance and development projects."
Seongdong District Mayor Yoo Bo-hwa also signed a policy to 'Establish a Rapid Management Promotion Team for Redevelopment and Reconstruction' as her first task upon taking office.
The district explained that this embodies a 'promise to residents' to provide solutions in response to their expectations for swift urban renewal projects.
Dongjak District Mayor Ryu Sam-young also signed a 'Plan to Promote Redevelopment and Reconstruction Projects' as his first act and launched a 'Maintenance Project Promotion Committee' directly under the Mayor to ensure 'rapid development as desired by the residents.'
"I will make Dongjak District a leading model for seamless urban renewal projects," Mayor Ryu said.
Gwangjin District Mayor Kim Gyeong-ho also signed the 'Residential Renewal Project Promotion Plan for the Completion of High-Quality Residential Complexes with a Sense of Speed' as his first act.
Gwangjin District has set a goal of breaking ground on 23 project sites for approximately 19,000 households and completing 11 sites for about 3,000 households by 2030, putting forward resident communication, shortening processes, and intensive management as the three main directions.
Beyond these, the first official acts also covered various areas such as welfare, resident-sovereign administration, resident autonomy, education, and jobs.
Gangseo District Mayor JIN Gyo-hoon signed the 'Basic Plan for Realizing Resident-Sovereign Administration' today, which aims for resident-participatory cooperative governance.
The plan includes expanding the resident participatory budgeting system, operating an online administration participation platform, and opening up expanded executive meetings to the public.
Jungnang District Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi is pushing for the enactment of an 'Ordinance on Supporting the Vitalization of Educational Communities' to build an education-centered support system through his first official act of the 9th term.
"This contains my commitment to making education a core value of district administration and to providing robust support for the growth of each and every student," Mayor Ryu emphasized.
Seodaemun District Mayor Park Woon-ki signed the 'Resident Autonomy Council Vitalization Promotion Plan' today to restore resident autonomy councils.
"The resident autonomy council is the core foundation of grassroots democracy where residents discuss and solve local problems themselves," Mayor Park said. "I will build a Seodaemun where residents are the masters."
Three-term Seongbuk District Mayor Lee Seung-ro held the launching ceremony for the 'Seongbuk Haedream Center,' the first project of the 9th term, and began providing life-friendly welfare services for low-income elderly households.
Jongno District Mayor Yoo Chan-jong signed the 'Jongno-style Job and Commercial District Coexistence Promotion Plan' as his first act, kicking off his core pledges regarding jobs and vitalizing the people's livelihoods.
The district reported that the goal is to employ 8,000 people this year by raising 63 billion won in funds together with the government, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the district, and the private sector.
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