Yeosu-si Completes Public Bathhouse in Nam-myeon Uhak-ri, Expecting "Improved Welfare for Island Residents"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 16th that it held a completion ceremony for the newly constructed 'Uhak-ri Public Bathhouse' in Nam-myeon, an island area.

The completion ceremony was held with a minimal number of attendees, including Mayor Kwon Oh-bong of Yeosu, Jeon Chang-gon, Chairman of the Yeosu City Council, related officials, and residents, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

According to the city, to improve health promotion services in rural fishing villages, the project was applied for to Jeonnam Province in 2018, securing 150 million KRW in provincial funds and investing 550 million KRW in city funds to build a new public bathhouse with a total floor area of 162㎡ in Uhak-ri.

The site was provided free of charge by Uhak-ri Church, consisting of two parcels totaling 2,638㎡.

From the design stage, the bathhouse was certified as a Barrier-Free (BF) living environment, carefully considering the elderly and disabled, and is equipped with separate male and female bathhouses, changing rooms, and a ticket office, allowing residents to bathe within the village without having to travel far.

Resident Kim __ (75 years old) living in Uhak-ri expressed joy, saying, "Now that a public bathhouse has been newly built close to home, I can use it without any burden," and added, "This long-awaited project that residents have wished for has finally been realized."

A city official stated, "Since 2019, we have been promoting a public bathhouse bathing ticket support project for elderly residents in island areas who are vulnerable to welfare benefits," and added, "We will continue to actively strive to improve the quality of life for island residents by developing health promotion programs for them."

Meanwhile, Yeosu City has been operating seven public bathhouses from Dolsan Public Bathhouse in 2010 to Uhak-ri in Nam-myeon. Although currently closed due to the impact of COVID-19, with social distancing eased to level 1.5, preparations are underway to reopen from the 22nd.

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