Bosung-gun Keeps Promise to Create a 'Completely New Bosung'

Securing Record High Local Allocation Tax and National Project Funds... Positive Signs for Current Projects

Attracting Large-Scale SOC Projects to Drastically Transform the Living Environment in Boseong

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, has kept its promise to create a "completely new Boseong" in 2020 and attracted large-scale projects that will take responsibility for Boseong's future, where even the next generation can live without worries.

Although it was a challenging year with difficulties such as the COVID-19 pandemic starting early in the year, unprecedentedly long rainy seasons and typhoons, Boseong-gun made blocking local transmission of COVID-19 and economic revitalization major pillars of its administration and implemented proactive quarantine measures.

Various local economic stimulus measures were implemented, including special support funds for taxi workers and public utility fee support for small business owners. The Boseong Love Gift Certificates issued for small business owners sold out completely, revitalizing the local alley markets. As a result, Boseong-gun was selected as an excellent county in the local economic revitalization evaluation conducted by Jeollanam-do.

Boseong-gun's comprehensive integrity rating, which was grade 4 in 2018, rose for two consecutive years to receive grade 2, realizing a clean and just Boseong.

The urban gas supply project in Boseong-eup, a long-cherished wish of the residents, also passed the final approval of the Korea City Gas Board in November and will officially begin next year.

The BS Three Musketeers, a character representing Boseong-gun's specialty products created to share the difficulties of local farmers, was selected as Korea's best character this year, surpassing metropolitan municipalities with populations of one million, gaining nationwide recognition and contributing to increased sales for local farms.

For four consecutive years, Boseong-gun was selected as an excellent institution in regional welfare project evaluations, received the highest award in the national community security evaluation, was recognized as an excellent local government for economic revitalization in Jeonnam, ranked 5th in local government administrative service evaluations, 2nd in life satisfaction, and 1st in Jeonnam employment growth rate, receiving favorable evaluations in major indicators both domestically and internationally.

◆ Attracted numerous living SOC projects that will dramatically change residents' lives

The Boseong-eup and Beolgyo-eup complex community centers, with a scale of 70 billion KRW, are planned to begin construction in the first half of next year. The Beolgyo Jangjwa Village urban regeneration New Deal project, which was previously underway, has been expanded to include the Beolgyo-ri area, revitalizing the old downtown.

Projects such as △ rapid promotion of electrification of the Gyeongjeon Line between Boseong and Suncheon, △ rural sewage system maintenance, △ rural domestic water development and urban flood prevention projects, △ aging water supply modernization, △ new agricultural industrial complex development, and △ Beolgyo public parking lot maintenance have been attracted, securing a record national budget of 290.5 billion KRW.

◆ Establishing a future model for agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fisheries and creating a sustainable environment

Boseong-gun ranks 4th in Jeonnam for wealthy farmers with over 100 million KRW, leading the realization of affluent rural communities.

It is the only region in Jeonnam selected for the Rural Agreement public contest project (43 billion KRW), which builds a self-reliant rural community foundation from smart farms to childcare and medical care, laying the groundwork for future rural communities.

To create an environment where farmers and fishermen can focus solely on farming, the public interest allowance for farmers and fishermen was paid for the first time this year, and the scale of public interest direct payments increased by 10 billion KRW compared to last year. Small-scale farms received direct payments 2 to 5 times larger than previous support amounts.

To protect the golden fishing grounds, the Dungnyeong Bay and Yeoja Bay sea ranch projects have been steadily progressing to create a virtuous cycle structure for fisheries, and joint crackdowns on illegal fishing in the four counties of the Dungnyeong Bay area have been conducted to protect valuable fishery resources for fishermen.

By continuously applying for the national project, the Fishing Village New Deal 300 project, efforts have been made to improve the fishing environment. This year, Cheongam Port in Dungnyeong was additionally selected for the Fishing Village New Deal 300 project with a budget of 6 billion KRW, investing a total of 41.8 billion KRW in five locations including Beolgyo, Hoecheon, and Dungnyeong for fishing village environment improvement projects. The local fishing port Geumnung Port maintenance project was also attracted.

In 2020, Boseong was selected as an excellent institution for urban forest creation and management, and efforts have been made to increase income by utilizing forest resources such as forest management complexes and lacquer tree clusters, while striving to create a pleasant living environment through the creation of 10 million urban trees.

◆ Preparing for the era of 10 million tourists with the opening of the Boseong high-speed train era

Hoecheon-myeon, which is becoming a marine tourism hub on the southern coast, and Jangdo in Beolgyo-eup, emerging as an ecological treasure, are realizing the establishment of a marine tourism belt connecting Dungnyeong Bay and Yeoja Bay.

The Yulpo Marine Leisure Tourism Hub project is underway, and nearly 100 billion KRW is being invested in projects such as the Yeoja Bay Beolgyo mudflat marine theme park and the integrated tourism theme road between Beolgyo and Jangdo, realizing the Boseong-type Blue Economy.

The Yulpo Beach Fireworks Festival, established as one of the top three fireworks festivals nationwide, was crowded with tourists from all over the country, and the nation’s first attempt at the “Ontact 8th Boseong World Tea Expo” attracted over 64,000 participants and generated sales of 120 million KRW, being evaluated as opening a new horizon for online festivals.

◆ Revival of village communities where residents are the owners through resident-centered customized administration

This year, the key policy “Boseong 600, Our Neighborhood We Cultivate” project was promoted, visiting each village directly to listen to residents’ voices on-site and reflect them in the administration. The importance and value of the “Boseong 600” project were recognized, and it will spread to 22 cities and counties as a pilot project by Jeollanam-do next year.

To open communication channels with residents blocked by COVID-19, SNS such as YouTube were actively used, and with advanced communication like the “Boseong-gun COVID-19 Daily Briefing,” Boseong-gun won the Excellence Award and the Best Public PR Award at the 2020 Jeollanam-do Active Administration Competition.

Governor Kim Cheol-woo said, “It was truly a difficult year, but Boseong-gun and its residents calmly protected each other in the crisis, and it was a year with more valuable results than ever before. I sincerely thank the residents of Boseong-gun and my fellow public officials who have been strong partners in the administration, and I will strive even harder next year to share greater glory.”

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