Jangseong-gun "Building a Wealthy Rural Community Where Residents Are Happy This Year"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 16th that it will focus on welfare and agricultural projects as key policies in 2020 to pursue the happiness of its residents and build a prosperous rural community.

First, the county plans to construct a multi-purpose welfare center called the ‘Family Center.’ Welfare-related facilities such as the Women’s Center, Multicultural Welfare Center, Shared Childcare Space, and Together Care Center will be newly built in a building with one basement floor and three above-ground floors.

The county secured a site in Jangseong-eup and has been following necessary procedures since last year, including applying for the Living SOC public project, conducting feasibility studies, and establishing basic plans. If approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport this year, the project will proceed to design competitions and detailed design, with construction scheduled to begin next year.

Additionally, Jangseong-gun will continue to promote programs for elderly residents aged 65 and older, including ▲Filial Piety Voucher (integrated bathing and hairdressing voucher, 45,000 KRW paid quarterly) ▲Lowering earthen floors project (installing stairs and ramps in traditional houses’ earthen floors) ▲Support for shingles vaccination costs (70% of vaccination cost supported by the county, with approximately 15,000 KRW personal expense).

Meanwhile, the Rural New Vitality Plus Project, which was confirmed last year through a public selection, and the Food Plan Project, which will bring revolutionary development to the county’s agriculture and distribution sectors, will enter full-scale implementation this year.

Jangseong-gun will create youth jobs and establish a foundation for autonomous development through the ‘Rural New Vitality Plus Project,’ with a total budget of 7 billion KRW by 2022.

After holding a youth business briefing session on the 15th, the county plans to conduct workshops for action groups (youth activists) and announce the selection of excellent groups by next month, then support small-scale activities for the selected groups in March and April. Subsequently, around May, private businesses to be reflected in the basic plan will be finally selected.

The ‘Food Plan Project,’ which can be called a comprehensive strategy for Jangseong’s food resources, aims to establish a planned production system through farmer organization and expand the county’s related markets to the downtown area of Gwangju.

Furthermore, future agriculture will be fostered through ▲focused cultivation of color fruits such as golden apples ▲introduction of agricultural public service allowance (600,000 KRW annually) ▲sound operation of agricultural machinery rental centers.

Yoo Doo-seok, the mayor of Jangseong-gun, said, “In 2020, we will implement welfare policies that all residents can empathize with and enjoy happiness, and we will steadily promote various public contests and support projects so that agriculture can become the hope for the future.”

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