Gyeongnam Province Selects 9 Small-Scale Urban Regeneration Projects ... 1.6 Billion Won in National Funding Support

Revitalizing the Land Power of Naeoe, Gimhae, Creating a Cultural Village to Learn Together. (Photo by Gimhae City Hall)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 25th that nine sites were finally selected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '2020 Small-scale Regeneration Project' contest, securing 1.61 billion KRW in national funding.

The 'Small-scale Regeneration Project' is a program that encourages local residents to actively participate in urban regeneration projects, accumulating their participation experience to lay the foundation for the Urban Regeneration New Deal projects.

This year, among the 75 nationwide selected project sites, Gyeongnam Province achieved a record high with nine sites, following seven in 2018 and six in 2019.

▲ Sacheon City 'Restoring Samcheonpo's Historical Breathing Space, Reed Saemi Shared Yard', ▲ Gimhae City 'Revitalizing Naeoe Land, Learning Together Cultural Village', ▲ Miryang City 'Living Together with the Village', ▲ Geoje City 'Regeneration Up, Grandmothers' Small but Certain Happiness', ▲ Yangsan City 'With Youth, Accompanying Junam', ▲ Uiryeong County 'Youth Mashil Mill', ▲ Goseong County 'Creating Muhak Village Communication and Sogaya Platform', ▲ Namhae County 'Surisuri Village Repair', ▲ Geochang County 'Sharing! Self-sustaining! Jukjeonmandang Workshop'.

The province plans to receive national funding from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in June this year for the selected small-scale regeneration projects and will officially start the projects from July.

Yoon In-guk, Director of the Urban Transportation Bureau, emphasized, "Through small-scale urban regeneration projects proposed and created by residents, we will strengthen residents' capabilities, accumulate participation experience, and lay the foundation for the province's regeneration New Deal projects."

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