Myeong Hyun-gwan, Haenam County Governor, Actively Pursues 'Next Year's National Budget Securing'

Request for Budget Inclusion of Current Projects During National Assembly Visit on the 19th

(On the right) Myeong Hyun-gwan, Haenam County Governor, visited the National Assembly on the 19th to secure national funding for 2021 and met with Lee Nak-yeon, the Democratic Party leader, to request budget allocation for local priority projects. (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Myeong Hyeon-gwan, the governor of Haenam County, Jeollanam-do, visited the National Assembly on the 19th to secure the 2021 national budget. On the 20th, it was announced that he visited members of the standing committees and requested budget allocation for key regional projects being actively promoted.

On that day, Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan sequentially visited members of the standing committees and explained five major projects: the Bukil District water system connection project, the Jeonnam Wide-area Horticultural Vegetable Shipping Center construction, feasibility review for the transition of the dinosaur fossil site to national management, and rural village sewage system maintenance. He requested cooperation to ensure maximum reflection of these projects during the National Assembly Budget Committee's review process.

As a key issue, he actively explained the necessity of the water system connection project to supply water from Gocheonam Lake to the Bukil District, which suffers from frequent drought damage, and requested national budget support.

The county expects that by investing a total project cost of 35.3 billion KRW to install pumping stations and water transmission pipelines by 2025, permanent drought relief and stable farming infrastructure will be possible.

The Jeonnam Wide-area Horticultural Vegetable Shipping Center will be equipped as a wide-area storage base for tailored supply stabilization of open-field vegetables such as cabbage, which have poor storability, by investing 10 billion KRW including national funds.

Support was also requested for a feasibility review for the transition of the Uhahng-ri Dinosaur Fossil Site, Natural Monument No. 394, to national management. The county is promoting the establishment of the Southwest Regional Natural Heritage Center utilizing the Haenam Dinosaur Museum, the largest in the country, and the elevation of the Dinosaur Museum to national status.

In addition, proposals were made for village sewage system maintenance considering the poor conditions of rural fishing villages and support for the installation of a sewage treatment plant within the Osiano Tourist Complex, where construction activities face difficulties due to the absence of such a facility.

The Osiano Tourist Complex is expected to see increased tourism demand in the southwest region with the completion of a resort hotel in 2022 and the promotion of a connecting road between Hwawon and Aphae, making the installation of a sewage treatment plant urgent.

This visit by Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan to the National Assembly was promoted to directly meet lawmakers and sufficiently inform them of the necessity of key projects to build consensus for their reflection in the budget, as the government’s budget proposal for next year has been submitted to the National Assembly and the Budget Committee’s review is underway.

Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan said, “We will strengthen the organic cooperation system with lawmakers and related organizations and make every effort to secure national funds related to Haenam’s key projects until next month when the national budget for next year is finally confirmed.”

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