Yangsan-si to Create 'User-Centered Welfare Facility' Comprehensive Welfare Hub Town

Aerial view of the Comprehensive Welfare Hub Town in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam. (Photo by Yangsan-si)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 8th that it held a briefing session for the construction of a ‘Comprehensive Welfare Hub Town’ to provide various welfare services in response to the rapidly increasing welfare demand.

The Hub Town is planned to be built with a total construction cost of approximately 48.5 billion KRW on a total area of 19,546㎡, consisting of one basement floor and five above-ground floors. Construction began in March 2022, with the goal of completion and opening in the first half of 2024.

Inside the facility, welfare facilities accessible to various groups, such as social welfare, disability welfare, elderly welfare, family center, small library, and health promotion center, were organized by floor and room based on the opinions of experts in each field.

Additionally, an internal connecting passage was installed on the 4th floor with the Childcare Comprehensive Support Center operating on the same site, and the Bandabi Sports Center, planned to be built within the Design Park site, is connected by an external bridge on the 2nd floor, allowing the three buildings to be organically connected and utilized as one integrated building.

Mayor Kim Il-kwon said, “The Comprehensive Welfare Hub Town will provide universal welfare services to citizens of various classes and serve as a social integration function,” adding, “We will strive to make Yangsan City a place where not only ordinary citizens but also socially vulnerable groups can be happy together.”

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