Boseong-gun to Secure 600 Billion KRW in National Funding for New and Ongoing Projects Next Year

Overcoming COVID-19 and Revitalizing the Local Economy through Securing Various Current Issues and New Project Funds

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong County announced on the 22nd that it will select new and pending projects worth 600 billion KRW (40 projects) to be prioritized next year and will make every effort to secure national funding.

The major projects of Boseong County revealed this time in the agriculture, forestry, livestock, and marine sectors include △ creation of Yeoja Bay National Mudflat Garden, △ establishment of an energy self-sufficient mountain natural healing tourism complex at Bonghwasan pilot project site (20 billion KRW), high-quality powdered tea production facility project (3 billion KRW), and establishment of a residential-style returning-to-farming and rural school (1 billion KRW). The designation of Yulpo Port as a national fishing port will be pursued as a non-budget project.

In the cultural tourism sector, through projects such as △ Exciting Family Complex Theme Park project (120 billion KRW), △ Beolgyo Comprehensive Sports Facility construction (20 billion KRW), and △ construction of the second baseball field at Hoecheon Ecological Park (4 billion KRW), Boseong aims to lay the foundation to become the largest tourist destination in the South Sea region.

In the safety sector, projects include △ expansion of Boseong sewage treatment plant (12 billion KRW), △ improvement project for living conditions in vulnerable rural fishing areas (4.4 billion KRW), and △ establishment of integrated village crime prevention safety network system (1 billion KRW). As part of the Korean New Deal projects, △ smart sports facility construction (2 billion KRW) and △ green energy infrastructure construction for social welfare facilities (1 billion KRW) have been identified and will be actively promoted.

Boseong County plans to respond in line with the government's full-scale promotion of the Korean New Deal and Jeollanam-do's Blue Economy, which are core strategies of the central government and Jeonnam Province, to ensure that the newly discovered projects proceed without setbacks. It will proactively handle administrative procedures such as investment review, fiscal impact assessment, and application for public projects.

In addition, in response to fiscal decentralization, various projects that had been implemented through the National Balanced Development Special Account will be significantly transferred to local governments. Boseong County will closely analyze changes and trends in local fiscal conditions and respond actively.

Kim Cheol-woo, Governor of Boseong County, said, "Securing national funding is a very important time as a growth engine for recovering the local economy stagnated by COVID-19 and for sustainable development of Boseong." He urged, "The relevant departments should thoroughly prepare pre-implementation procedures for ongoing projects and make every effort to secure national funding through forming prior consensus and logical responses for new pending projects."

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