Yeonggwang-gun 'Vacant House Maintenance Support Project' Promotion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 21st that it will promote the vacant house maintenance support project until the 14th of next month to prevent safety accidents and improve the residential environment for vacant houses.

The maintenance targets are vacant houses that have not been inhabited or used for more than one year, or existing old houses intended for demolition for housing improvement projects.

The county secured a budget of 110 million KRW this year and will support up to about 1 million KRW per slate roof house and up to 1.5 million KRW for other roofs, aiming for 83 slate roof houses and 17 general roof houses in this project.

The selection priority is for applications linked to housing improvement projects or slate disposal projects, vacant houses adjacent to schools for youth crime prevention and educational environment improvement, public institutions, senior citizen centers, markets, and densely populated areas such as eup/myeon administrative districts.

If the target house roof is slate, applicants must submit a slate disposal project application separately to the Industrial Development Team of the eup/myeon office or the Urban Environment Division, and vacant houses demolished arbitrarily before selection are excluded.

Detailed information is available on the website, and applications can be submitted to the Construction Team of the County Office General Civil Service Office or the Industrial Development Team of the eup/myeon office.

A county official said, “We will do our best to create a pleasant residential environment and improve the quality of life for residents through the vacant house maintenance project.”

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