Seo Jun-oh, Seoul City Council Member, Actively Engages in Addressing Nowon-gu Issues at National Assembly Speaker-Hosted Meeting

Attendance at the Meeting Hosted by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik with Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Commissioner of Police, and President of Korea Electric Power Corporation
Discussion on Current Issues Including Undergrounding of Gyeongwon Line, Modernization of Kwangwoon University Station, Shortening of Interval at Wolgye Station on Line 1, Relocation of Dobong Driving Test Center for S-DBC Development, and KEPCO Site Development

Seo Jun-oh, a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Council (Democratic Party of Korea·Nowon 4), attended the ‘Nowon-gu Major Issues Discussion Meeting’ held at the Speaker's Office hosted by Woo Won-shik, Speaker of the National Assembly, on the 4th and 7th, and earnestly urged for the prompt resolution of issues for the residents of Nowon-gu.

First, on the 4th, during a meeting with Park Sang-woo, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the following topics were discussed: ▲ undergrounding of National Railroad Line 1 (Gyeongwon Line) ▲ SRT stops at Chang-dong Station and Kwangwoon University Station and modernization of Kwangwoon University Station ▲ shortening the interval between trains at Wolgye Station on Line 1 ▲ converting Taereung Golf Course into a park.

He requested the government to actively take measures to improve transportation convenience and residential environment for the residents of Nowon-gu.

Then, on the 7th, together with Kim Sung-hwan, Member of the National Assembly (Nowon-gu Eul), and Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, he met with Cho Ji-ho, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, to request the police agency’s proactive cooperation on relocating the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center to the Uijeongbu military base so that the site can be developed as an anchor base for the S-DBC (Chang-dong Vehicle Depot Digital Bio City Plan).

Currently, the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center is located in Sanggye-dong, Nowon-gu.

Lastly, he met with Kim Dong-chul, President of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), and proposed the formation of a four-party consultative body (KEPCO, Seoul City, Nowon-gu Office, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) to establish a utilization plan for the KEPCO Talent Development Center site (Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu), which KEPCO is considering selling.

Nowon-gu is planning to develop a future industry hub on the site to create jobs.

Councilor Seo proactively presented effective solutions for each issue and requested their review. In response, Minister Park Sang-woo, Commissioner Cho Ji-ho, and President Kim Dong-chul replied that they would positively consider the matters discussed at the meeting.

If the requests made to the relevant ministries and agencies during the two-day meeting hosted by Speaker Woo Won-shik, attended by Member Kim Sung-hwan, Mayor Oh Seung-rok, and Councilor Seo, are implemented promptly, it is expected to greatly contribute to improving the quality of life for the residents of Nowon-gu.

Councilor Seo Jun-oh stated, “We are making efforts to enhance residential satisfaction by improving transportation convenience and residential environment for the residents of Nowon-gu, and to create a city full of jobs by establishing a future industrial complex,” adding, “We will actively work to resolve issues to make Nowon-gu a happy place that residents desire.”