Mayor Heo Seok Declares Suncheon City's 2050 Future Vision: "Suncheon, a Garden City of 300,000"

Presentation of 5 Major Strategies and 45 Core Tasks

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 30th that it held a time to share with citizens the new leap forward with Suncheon City’s 2050 Future Vision, “Suncheon, a Garden City of 300,000,” in celebration of 30 years of local autonomy and the 3rd anniversary of the 7th elected mayoral term.

The 2050 Suncheon Future Vision Proclamation Ceremony, held the previous day at the outdoor performance hall of Joryeho Lake Park, was attended by about 300 citizens from all walks of life and featured various performances, viewing of the 3rd anniversary achievement video of the 7th elected mayoral term, vision performances, the announcement of the 2050 Suncheon Future Vision, and a vision talk with citizens.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon presented a new future vision goal called “Suncheon, a Garden City of 300,000,” along with five strategies and 45 core projects, marking a turning point of 30 years of local autonomy and the 3rd anniversary of the 7th elected mayoral term.

The city defined the Garden City of 300,000 as a sustainable self-sufficient city where urban and rural areas harmonize and all citizens enjoy a peaceful life, living happily.

Among the five strategic indicators?residence, economy, culture, welfare, and autonomy?the residential city with gardens strategy will practice virtuous cycle regeneration where urban and rural areas coexist through projects such as the large-scale bio-health garden on Bonghwa Mountain, the forest healing center on Yonggye Mountain, and rural regeneration.

Long-term projects include promoting the elevation of Jogyesan to a national park, creating a large-scale landscape complex at Suncheon Bay, and hosting the 2033 Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo.

In the prosperous economic city sector of future industries, the city plans to build a large-scale eco-friendly agricultural and marine products logistics center in Seungju-eup, establish a green materials industrial complex, attract large-scale accommodation facilities, and conceive a large-scale children’s amusement park and a medical research talent training institution.

In the cultural city sector harmonizing tradition and future, infrastructure such as computer programming education for all students and the Miracle Silver Library will be established, along with attracting the National Folk Honam Museum, building a comprehensive sports park, founding a K-pop gifted school, constructing a state-of-the-art digital video shooting studio, and developing a shopping center exclusively for those in their 60s and 70s.

The welfare city where everyone’s daily life is happy includes installing a 365 emergency care center, supporting youth school bus fares, building senior-exclusive recreational facilities, expanding public daycare centers by 50%, attracting a medical school and a top-tier hospital with 1,000 beds, and implementing an eco-friendly wireless tram project in the city center.

The autonomous city growing through direct democracy includes a citywide “one hobby per citizen” campaign, constructing an integrated support center for Jeollanam-do’s intermediary organizations, and, in the long term, aiming for the elevation to a Namjungwon Special City for urban integration.

All these projects will be policy-formed after collecting diverse opinions and public discussions involving the city council, local political circles, experts, and citizens.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “During the three years of the 7th elected mayoral term, we were able to solve long-standing issues, rise to become one of the three major cities in Honam, and achieve the top urban competitiveness in Jeollanam-do, all thanks to the wisdom and cooperation of our citizens. With the remaining year, I will act with the mindset that it is not the end but the beginning, and will implement visions for regional economic recovery and achieving the Garden City of 300,000.”

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