A School Facing Closure in Hamyang-gun Transformed into a 'Residential Platform'... Prime Minister Jeong Seye-gun Attends Public Rental Housing Move-in Ceremony

Prime Minister Jeong: "A Valuable Milestone Taking a Big Step Toward Regional Balanced Transformation"

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun Visits Hamyang Public Rental Housing Move-in Ceremony

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun visited Seoham-myeon, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam on the 27th and participated in the public rental housing move-in ceremony.

According to Hamyang-gun on the 28th, the Seoham-myeon public rental housing project is the first case of rebirth of Hamyang Seoha Elementary School, which was on the verge of closure, into a 'residential platform' combining housing, jobs, and living SOC.

Attendees at the event included Prime Minister Chung, Kim Sa-yeol, Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee, Byeon Chang-heum, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Hyun-soo, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, Kim Jung-ho, Member of the National Assembly, Seo Chun-soo, Mayor of Hamyang-gun, Sung Kyung-ryung, Chairman of the Economic and Humanities Research Council, Moon Sung-hyun, Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council, Jung Hyun-chan, Chairman of the Special Committee on Rural and Fisheries, and Seo Hyung-soo, Vice Chairman of the Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee.

On this day, to promote the development and revitalization of rural areas, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs signed an MOU, toured the public rental housing complex and the interior of the houses with attendees, and had time to converse with the residents.

The complex consists of a total of 12 units, including 10 multi-child units for families transferring from Seoha Elementary School, and 2 units for low-income families residing in the county and for returnees to farming and rural areas. Reflecting the characteristics of rural areas, it features zero-energy specialized design and mini gardens for each household to enable natural experiences. Community facilities such as a children's library, shared kitchen, and multipurpose room are also established.

Seoha Elementary School was once on the verge of closure, but through the efforts of residents, it was reborn as a new cultural space called a 'residential platform.' According to Hamyang-gun, the number of students at Seoha Elementary School, which was about ten, has increased, and residents from other areas have applied to move to Hamyang-gun, revitalizing the region.

Seo Chun-soo, Mayor of Hamyang-gun, emphasized, "The 'Rural Utopia' project, which started for the first time nationwide in our Hamyang-gun, can be a cornerstone for the win-win development of cities and rural areas, as well as for revitalizing declining rural areas and regenerating them into sustainable rural communities."

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said, "The Hamyang residential platform pilot project is a valuable milestone taking a big step toward regional balanced transformation," and urged, "Let the Seoham-myeon model in Hamyang-gun serve as a catalyst to spread nationwide, and let each ministry and local government collaborate so that efforts for national balanced development can produce results."

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