Muan-gun Expands Support Targets Including Non-Residential Slate Removal

Muan County Office exterior view (Photo by Muan County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 29th that it will promote the ‘2020 Slate Removal and Roof Renovation Support Project’ to alleviate residents' concerns about asbestos and create a pleasant residential environment in rural areas.

With a total project budget of 960 million KRW, the project plans to support the dismantling and disposal of slate roofs for 246 houses and roof renovation for 12 houses. Starting this year, the support scope will be expanded to include 42 non-residential slate buildings such as small-scale livestock sheds and warehouses under 50㎡.

Applicants wishing to participate in the support project must submit an application to the town or township office where the building is located by March 31. For the roof renovation support project, priority is given to basic livelihood security recipients, lower-income groups, and other vulnerable groups, and roof renovation work will proceed after slate removal.

If selected, recipients can receive up to 3.44 million KRW per house for slate dismantling and disposal, up to 1.72 million KRW for non-residential buildings, and up to 4.27 million KRW for roof renovation. Any costs exceeding the support amount or disposal of construction waste other than slate must be borne by the applicant.

A Muan-gun official stated, “Last year, we supported 364 buildings with a project budget of 910 million KRW, and we will continue to implement the slate removal support project to protect residents' health and improve the residential environment. We hope that the expanded support scope to non-residential slate buildings will benefit many residents.”

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