[Article 1]
Part of Camp Market Finally Opened to the Public After Clean Up Efforts
Part of Camp Market, the former U.S.military base in Bupyeong, Incheon, has been opened to the public after facing delays in full opening due to soil contamination cleanup and other work.
Incheon Metropolitan City announced that an additional 9,500 square meters of land in Camp Market’s Area B, where soil contamination cleanup has been completed, is now open to residents.
A connecting passage to Buyeong Park, which had been blocked by a wall, has also been opened.
With the additional opening, the total area of Camp Market accessible to the public has expanded to 58,800 square meters.
[Article 2]
Incheon to Hear from 100 Citizens to Mark 100 Days of 9th City Administration
Incheon Metropolitan City is launching a campaign to hear from citizens to mark the 100th day since the launch of the ninth popularly elected city administration.
The campaign will ask 100 residents about “the changes they are feeling in Incheon now and what they hope to see in the city in the future.
” The city announced that the “100 Days of Change, Citizens’ Expectations” campaign will be held during the 62nd Citizens’ Day celebration at Incheon Grand Park on October 10.
The campaign is designed to look back on the changes residents have experienced over the past 100 days and gather their views on the direction Incheon should take in the future.
[Article 3]
Incheon Education Office Appoints 50 Citizens to Review Superintendent’s Pledges
The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education has appointed 50 citizen jurors on October 1 to review the implementation plans for the pledges of the fifth popularly-elected superintendent of education.
The jurors were randomly selected from Incheon residents and middle and high school students, taking gender, age and geographic area into consideration.
This year, 10 middle and high school students are also serving as jurors, allowing the superintendent’s pledges to be reviewed from the perspective of students.
The Incheon Education Office plans to review the opinions and recommendations submitted by the jurors, revise and supplement the pledge implementation plans accordingly before finalizing them.
[Article 4]
Incheon to Hold Prenatal Concert for Expectant Mothers and Families
A special concert offering expectant parents and their families an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of pregnancy and childbirth and connect with their unborn babies will be held in Incheon.
Incheon Metropolitan City, together with the Incheon branch of the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association, will hold the 21st Pregnant Mother’s Day “I Love Children” Prenatal Concert at the Small Theater of the Incheon Culture and Arts Center on October 14.
The event marks Pregnant Mother’s Day, observed every October 10, and aims to promote greater social consideration for expectant mothers while highlighting the value of pregnancy and childbirth.
[Article 5]
More Than 510,000 People Attend Incheon Soraepogu Festival
Incheon’s Namdong-gu has announced that more than 510,000 people attended the Soraepogu Festival, held over three days from October 2.
Under the slogan “Let’s Play in Sorae,” the district connected various parts of the Sorae Port area as festival venues, including Haeoreum Square, the Sorae History Museum and the traditional fish market.
Namdong-gu plans to continue organizing a variety of events to help establish Sorae Port as one of Incheon’s leading tourist destinations.
[Article 6]
Incheon Pilots Project to Reach Out to Socially Isolated Neighbors
The Incheon Volunteer Center is piloting the “Sotongsu” project this year in cooperation with the volunteer centers of eight districts, excluding Ganghwa-gun and Ongjin-gun.
The project involves delivering bottled water to vulnerable residents, checking on their well-being and building relationships with them.
In cooperation with local administrative welfare centers and other organizations, each district has selected around 10 households requiring continued case management.
A total of 20 “Sotongsu Connection” volunteers have been recruited in each district and county.
Through November, volunteers will visit each household approximately eight times, delivering two-liter bottles of water along with handwritten message cards.
Sources: https://news.ifm.kr
