Gyeongnam Province Invests 9.3 Billion KRW to Expand Living SOC in 5 Areas

A bird's-eye view of Dongbu Municipal Library in Jinju-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Gyeongsangnam-do]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 1st that five projects were selected in the '2022 Living SOC Complex Project Contest' hosted by the Office for Government Policy Coordination, securing 9.3 billion KRW in national funding.

The complex project involves constructing two or more facilities, selected from 13 types of facilities closely related to residents' lives such as cultural, sports, and welfare facilities, on a single site as required by local governments.

The selected projects plan to sign agreements between the government and local governments early next year, proceed with design, and then start construction.

The main projects include Jinju Dongbu Municipal Library, Sacheon Dongseogeumrang, Geoje Dorandoran Culture and Food Center, Goseong Daeheung Elementary School, and Goseong Family Center complex projects.

The facilities being created include three public (small) libraries, three living culture centers, two Dahamkke Care Centers, one local food complex center, one family center, and one residential parking lot, totaling 13 facilities.

Among them, the Geoje Dorandoran Culture and Food Center was led by residents from the project planning stage and was selected as an excellent project plan.

Also, Sacheon Dongseogeumrang was a long-standing wish of Dongseogeum-dong residents who had experienced inconvenience due to the aging administrative welfare center and lack of parking lot space.

Following the selection in this contest, Sacheon City plans to relocate and rebuild the administrative welfare center and create a complex of a living culture center, small library, and parking lot on the site.

A Gyeongnam Province official said, "We expect that the selection of local residents' long-standing projects and resident participation projects will greatly enhance the convenience and satisfaction of local residents' lives," adding, "We will do our best to ensure the smooth progress of the selected projects."

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