Jeong Seong-ho's office hosts meeting with Land Minister Hong Ji-seon on local issues
Yangju Mayor Jeong Deok-yeong met Monday with Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon at the office of National Assembly member Jeong Seong-ho to request active support for resolving key local issues and improving relevant regulations.
The mayor presented a total of 20 proposals: 10 on urban and transportation infrastructure development, eight on legislative and guideline reform, and two on deregulation to boost business and industry.
Jeong said the city's rapid urban growth driven by large-scale residential land development requires a swift expansion of the metropolitan transportation network. The mayor requested support for the smooth advancement of major urban development projects aimed at achieving balanced east-west development, including an additional stop at Yangju Station on the GTX-C line, an extension of Subway Line 3 to Yangju, development of the Yangju transit-oriented area and the Yangju-Jangheung public housing complex project.
In addition, Jeong conveyed the need for regulatory reform to ease development constraints caused by greenbelt zones and military facility protection areas, as well as institutional improvements such as central government funding for metropolitan railway operating costs.
Alongside this, the mayor called for deregulation of industrial complexes to improve the business environment — specifically, strengthening mixed-use zone functions within industrial complexes to expand renewable energy infrastructure and broadening the spread of renewable energy through linked projects outside those complexes.
"The active attention and cooperation of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is essential for the sustainable development of Yangju and the improvement of residents' welfare," Jeong said. "Through this meeting, we were able to convey directly to the central government the key issues facing Yangju and the need for institutional reform."
Jeong added, "We will continue to communicate closely with the government, the National Assembly and relevant agencies to ensure that the proposals we have submitted translate into tangible results."
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