Kim Sun-ho, Gurye County Governor, Busy Securing National Funds for Seomjingang Integrated Tourism Belt and More

County Governor Kim Requests 243.3 Billion KRW National Budget Projects Including Seomjingang Integrated Tourism Belt
Visits Ministry of Economy and Finance, Emphasizes Need for Recovery from Flood Economic Damage and Mutual Urban Development

Kim Sun-ho, Governor of Gurye-gun (right), is meeting with Ahn Do-gul, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to request national funding projects.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Miseok] Kim Sun-ho, the governor of Gurye-gun, Jeonnam, is showing an active effort to secure national funding.

On the 14th, the county announced that Governor Kim Sun-ho visited the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism the day before to propose national projects worth 243.3 billion KRW, including the Seomjingang Integrated Tourism Belt Project, and requested 161.3 billion KRW in necessary national funds.

The national projects proposed by Governor Kim are ▲ Seomjingang Integrated Tourism Belt Development 200 billion KRW (national 140 billion, local 60 billion) ▲ Installation of Seomjingang Ecological Scenic Pedestrian Bridge in Gurye 28 billion KRW (national 14 billion, local 14 billion) ▲ Construction of Gurye Wellness Complex Center 15.3 billion KRW (national 7.3 billion, local 8 billion), totaling three projects.

The Seomjingang Integrated Tourism Belt Development Project is a joint project promoted by Gurye-gun, Gokseong-gun, Gwangyang-si, and Hadong-gun.

The four cities and counties planned the project to overcome the damage caused by the Seomjingang flooding in August last year together, to connect each region, and to build a tourism infrastructure for mutual growth.

The main points include establishing an e-mobility sharing station, creating a cluster hub linking the cities and counties along the Seomjingang, and building an integrated brand for the Seomjingang area.

The four cities and counties held a non-face-to-face agreement ceremony in February and jointly commissioned the "Seomjingang Integrated Tourism Belt Comprehensive Development Plan Research" in April.

The Gurye Seomjingang Ecological Scenic Pedestrian Bridge Installation Project is a project to install an 820-meter pedestrian bridge connecting Yangjeong Village in Gurye-eup, Gwangpyeong Village in Masan-myeon, and Geumjeong Village in Muncheok-myeon, which were damaged by the flood in August last year.

The county plans to develop it as a landmark tourist facility linked with the already established Seomjingang Bamboo Forest Trail, bicycle path, the healing ecological park under development, and the sky bike.

The Gurye Wellness Complex Center Construction Project is a living SOC complex project to build a national sports center, a living culture center, and a residential parking lot near the county public stadium.

The county planned the project because the aging society is accelerating and diversified family cultures are taking root in our society.

Through various sports activities in the complex facilities, the plan is to open an era of health for the 100-year-old generation and create spaces friendly to various family culture types to improve quality of life.

Governor Kim emphasized, "To quickly recover Gurye-gun, which suffered unprecedented flood damage in August last year, flood prevention, private compensation, and the simultaneous establishment of living SOC and tourism infrastructure are necessary."

He added, "The projects proposed this time are not only for the development of Gurye-gun but were established in a way that promotes mutual growth with neighboring local governments affected by the flood, especially between Yeongnam and Honam regions, so they will have great national significance."

Meanwhile, last month, Governor Kim met with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and People Power Party floor leader Joo Ho-young to propose disaster victim compensation and major projects, making every effort to resolve Gurye-gun’s current issues and secure national funding.

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