Wando-gun, Smooth Progress on Promises and Directives of the 7th Elected Administration

13 out of 51 Projects Completed, 37 Projects Progressing Normally

Wando County held a report meeting on the 13th in the county office's large conference room to review the progress of the county head's campaign promises and directives made to the residents. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando County, Jeonnam announced on the 15th that it held a report meeting on the 13th at the county office's large conference room to review the progress of the county mayor's pledges and directives promised to the residents over the past two years since the launch of the 7th local government.

At the meeting, attended by Wando County Mayor Shin Woo-cheol and all department heads, the progress, issues, and future plans of each department were thoroughly reviewed comprehensively.

The 7th local government mayoral pledges of Wando County consist of 51 projects under five strategies: Future Wando, Growth Wando, Welfare Wando, Impressive Wando, and Clean Wando.

All pledges are projects reflecting the voices of the residents, aimed at establishing a sustainable growth foundation for Wando County and contributing to opening an era of resident happiness.

This year, despite some difficulties in project implementation due to COVID-19, 13 projects have been completed so far, 37 projects are progressing smoothly, and one project has been classified as unfeasible.

The completed projects include attracting the Wando Drone Education and Training Center, forming and operating the Regional Development Win-Win Council, expanding support for island area daycare centers, expanding residents' safety insurance, obtaining the Blue Flag international certification for Sinji Myeongsasipri Beach, operating the marine environment management team, and reducing medical expenses for seniors aged 65 and over at public health institutions, totaling 13 projects.

The 37 projects currently progressing normally include the creation of a marine healing complex, establishment of Wando Natural Agriculture and Livestock Industry, urban regeneration New Deal, construction of a seafood export logistics center, preparation of short- and long-term measures to revitalize the abalone industry (distribution, processing, production, consumption sectors), UNESCO biosphere reserve and World Heritage registration, among others.

In particular, this year, Wando plans to accelerate the marine healing industry for the county's centennial future and successfully host the 2021 Wando International Seaweed Expo, which has been approved as an international event for three consecutive times.

Going forward, the county plans to operate a resident jury system composed of local residents to review the appropriateness of pledges requiring adjustment and to derive improvement measures for pledge implementation evaluation.

Meanwhile, Wando County has faithfully fulfilled its promises to residents, winning awards for five consecutive years in pledge implementation evaluations and excellent case presentations hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, and received the highest grade (SA) in the 2020 7th local government mayor pledge implementation and information disclosure evaluation.

Mayor Shin Woo-cheol said, “Although there are difficulties in carrying out tasks due to COVID-19 this year, since pledge projects and directives are promises to residents, I hope everyone will carefully check the progress one by one and push forward with speed so that tangible results that residents can feel are achieved.”

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