Goheung-gun Surpasses 100 Billion Won in Attracting Public Contest Projects Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Successful Attraction of 100 Billion KRW for Two Consecutive Years, Smooth Securing of Regional Future Growth Engines

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Goheung County is intensifying efforts to attract central government public contest projects by thoroughly understanding preliminary trends and analyzing policy directions with expert consulting to realize the '1 trillion won budget era,' one of the three major goals of the '7th elected administration.'

Goheung County in Jeollanam-do announced on the 13th that as a result of concentrating all administrative power on attracting public contest projects since the launch of the '7th elected administration,' the amount secured from central government public contest projects has exceeded 100 billion won for two consecutive years.

Last year, Goheung County succeeded in attracting public contest projects worth 187.5 billion won, the largest scale in its history.

This year, the county secured 116.2 billion won in project funds by attracting 40 public contest projects, including △ Goheung-eup Flood and Wind Disaster Living Zone Comprehensive Maintenance Project (46 billion won) △ Urban Regeneration New Deal Project (20 billion won) △ 5G-based Drone Utilization Smart Farming Demonstration and Expansion Project (16.4 billion won) △ Vulnerable Area Living Condition Improvement Project (6.1 billion won).

Additionally, significant public contest projects such as the Fishermen's Village New Deal 300 Project (51.9 billion won) and Cultural City Selection (20 billion won) remain until December, so the amount of public contest project funds secured this year is expected to increase further.

The reason Goheung County has achieved remarkable results in attracting public contest projects compared to other local governments is largely attributed to the role of County Governor Song Gwigeun.

Governor Song has consistently emphasized specific strategies and know-how for attracting public contest projects, ordering to enhance the feasibility of project plans to receive favorable evaluations in the contest assessments.

Moreover, it is a common view among county officials that Governor Song himself has demonstrated great capability in attracting public contest projects by fully utilizing his over 30 years of rich administrative experience and personal connections with senior officials in central government ministries.

Governor Song Gwigeun said, “Although securing national funds is most important for regional development, all local governments are facing difficulties in securing national funds as the total amount of grants provided by the central government to local governments has decreased due to COVID-19. Once public contest projects are secured, stable national funding becomes possible, so actively attracting these projects is the key to securing future growth engines for the region.”

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