Gyeonggi-do Invests 3 Billion Won in Border Area 'Residential Environment Improvement Project'

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is conducting a public contest project worth 3 billion KRW this year to improve residential conditions by utilizing vacant houses in seven border area cities and counties, including Paju and Gimpo.

The vacant house utilization residential condition improvement project in border areas is a project aimed at revitalizing villages in border areas, where population is declining due to overlapping regulations such as military facility protection zones and metropolitan area regulations since the division of Korea.

The main support projects involve improving the overall residential environment by utilizing vacant houses in border area villages to create income and establish convenience facilities, remodeling buildings, and creating village landscapes.

The province is conducting the project as a city/county matching project, with a total project cost of 3 billion KRW.

The project targets seven border area cities and counties?Goyang, Paju, Gimpo, Yangju, Pocheon, Dongducheon, and Yeoncheon?that have distinctive tourism and specialized resources such as history, culture, natural scenery, and specialty products but lack basic infrastructure such as income and convenience facilities.

The province will hold a public contest for cities and counties until the 23rd, then hold a selection committee meeting to conduct first-round (on-site and document) and second-round (presentation) evaluations, and finally select one site as the project target by the end of next month.

The selected village will receive expert on-site consulting to enhance the direction and professionalism of the project.

Jung Sang-gyun, Director of the Provincial Balanced Development Planning Office, said, "This project is a village regeneration and community revitalization project aligned with the philosophy of the 7th term provincial administration, which is 'special compensation for special sacrifices.' We will strive to make this a project where village residents can truly feel the effects of improved residential conditions."

The province selected Baegui 2-ri in Yeoncheon in 2018 and Bongam-ri in Yangju in 2019 through the vacant house utilization residential condition improvement project.

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