Kim San, Muan County Governor, Takes Broad Actions to Secure National Funding and Resolve Current Issues

Visit to Ministry of the Interior and Safety for Special Local Tax and National Funding Support

Visit to Rural Development Administration for Establishment of Nambu Vegetable Research Institute and Creation of Advanced Agricultural Complex

(The second from the right) Kim San, the governor of Muan County, is meeting with Lee Jaeyoung, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (right). Photo by Muan County

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan County in Jeollanam-do announced that County Governor Kim San is making extensive efforts to secure national treasury support and resolve local issues.

On the morning of the 28th, Governor Kim visited the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and proposed through in-depth discussions with Vice Minister Lee Jae-young that the 2022 national treasury support and the 2021 special treasury tax projects be actively reflected.

The 2022 national treasury support projects discussed that day include two projects aimed at improving the safety and living conditions of residents: the Sagyo Disaster Risk Improvement District Maintenance Project (2 billion KRW) and the Ilro-eup Central Area Pedestrian Environment Improvement Project (500 million KRW). The total project cost is 23.7 billion KRW, with a requested national subsidy of 2.5 billion KRW.

For the 2021 special treasury tax support projects, requests were made for seven projects totaling 57.8 billion KRW, including the Namak Steep Slope Collapse Risk Area Maintenance Project (3.7 billion KRW), the Cheonggye-myeon Office Building Construction (1 billion KRW), the Muan Aviation Specialized Industry Development Project (2 billion KRW), and the Samhyang-eup Rural Road No. 204 Expansion and Paving Project (600 million KRW), with a total requested support amount of 9.8 billion KRW.

Vice Minister Lee Jae-young of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said at the meeting, “I commend the county governor and staff for coming a long way to improve regional development and residents’ quality of life, and we will actively review the matters discussed today.”

After completing the meeting at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Governor Kim visited the Rural Development Administration in the afternoon to meet with Administrator Heo Tae-woong and proposed support for the establishment of the Southern Vegetable Research Institute and the Advanced Agricultural Complex Project, which are key issues in the agricultural sector.

Governor Kim San stated, “We are now in an era of unlimited competition even for local governments. I will diligently work on the ground to secure national treasury projects that can improve residents’ living conditions and link to income generation.”

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Muan County also visited the National Assembly to meet with Seo Sam-seok, the local district lawmaker, to collaborate on securing national funds and resolving local issues. The county plans to continue visiting central government ministries such as the Ministry of Economy and Finance to focus on securing national treasury funds.

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