Andongwoo, Mayor of Jeju City, Goes All Out to Secure National Funding for Upcycling Center Construction

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Andong-woo, mayor of Jeju City, is showing enthusiasm for the fishing village New Deal and the establishment of an upcycling center, and is making every effort to secure national funding, drawing attention to whether it will be successful.

Jeju City Mayor Andong-woo announced on the 7th that he will head to Sejong City on the 10th to smoothly promote the 2021 national subsidy projects.

This national budget negotiation is planned to visit five ministries including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, to prevent any setbacks in the promotion of current projects as local tax revenue is expected to decrease significantly next year.

The major projects for which Mayor Ahn is negotiating national funds this time include the multi-layered residential parking lot project in Donam and other areas (21.1 billion KRW), drainage improvement project in Songdang district (9.6 billion KRW), drainage improvement project in Geumak district (6.8 billion KRW), Fishing Village New Deal 300 project (14 billion KRW), and recycling and upcycling center construction project (1.5 billion KRW), totaling 53 billion KRW.

Earlier, Mayor Ahn held a policy meeting with Oh Young-hoon, a member of the Democratic Party, on the 4th.

He plans to hold a policy meeting on the 11th at the city hall main building conference room by inviting National Assembly member Song Jae-ho to discuss regional issues.

A Jeju City official said, “We plan to make every effort, including negotiations with central government ministries and visiting the National Assembly early next month, to ensure that necessary projects are reflected to secure the insufficient tax revenue.”

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