Gwangju City Selected for 2021 Life SOC Complex Project

Five Projects Including Construction of Dong-gu Dongmyeong-dong Administrative Welfare Complex Center... Securing 7.9 Billion Won in National Funding

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 23rd that it has been selected for the government’s ‘2021 Living SOC Complex Project’ and will receive 7.9 billion KRW in national funding.

Living SOC refers to infrastructure necessary for daily life such as eating, sleeping, raising children, supporting the elderly, working, and resting, with representative facilities including cultural, sports, childcare, and welfare facilities.

In particular, when multiple (two or more) Living SOC-related national subsidy projects are combined to build linked facilities on a single site, the national subsidy rate is increased by 10 percentage points compared to a single facility.

Accordingly, it is expected to have effects such as resolving difficulties in securing land and reducing construction costs, moving away from the previous method of building facilities supported by each ministry separately in different spaces.

The selected projects this time are ▲ Dongmyeong-dong Administrative Welfare Complex Center construction (Dong-gu) ▲ Songdang Senior Citizens’ Center construction (Seo-gu) ▲ Bangnim Living Culture Center construction (Nam-gu) ▲ Sajikgol Living Culture Center construction (Nam-gu) ▲ Usan-dong Administrative Welfare Center construction (Buk-gu), totaling five projects.

The Dongmyeong-dong Administrative Welfare Complex Center in Dong-gu will be built on the Dongmyeong-dong area with one basement floor and three above-ground floors, including an administrative welfare center, residential parking lot, and community health center. The Songdang Senior Citizens’ Center in Seo-gu will be built in the Yuchon-dong area with three above-ground floors, including a senior citizens’ center, small library, and living culture center.

The Bangnim Living Culture Center in Nam-gu will be constructed in the Bangnim-dong area with three above-ground floors, and the Sajikgol Living Culture Center will be built in the Sadong area with two above-ground floors, creating a living culture center and residential parking lot.

The Usan-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Buk-gu will be built in the Usan-dong area with one basement floor and five above-ground floors, including a living culture center, residential parking lot, and a community care center.

Gwangju City expects that despite poor financial conditions, the selection of these five projects will help resolve citizen-oriented long-standing demands.

Previously, the government accepted applications from local governments in May to support complex facilities tailored to various regional conditions and demands, and after evaluation and review from June to September, the final recipients were selected.

Park Sang-baek, the city’s budget officer, said, “Once the selected Living SOC complex projects are implemented, infrastructure closely connected to citizens’ daily lives will be expanded, and the quality of life for citizens will improve.”

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