Yeongam-gun Achieves 93% Fulfillment Rate of Promises in the 7th Elected Term

7 Fields, 48 of 58 Projects Completed... 10 Projects Progressing Normally

Yeongam-gun Office Building Exterior Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, checked the progress of the 7th local government’s campaign pledge projects until the second half of 2021. Out of a total of 58 projects, 48 have been completed, and 10 are being carried out without any setbacks, showing a 93% progress rate, which is a 9% increase compared to the first half inspection.

First, looking at the progress by sector, the pledge fulfillment rates were 92% in welfare, 88% in regional economy, 100% in agriculture, 90% in automobile modification and aviation, 76% in culture and tourism, 100% in environment, and 100% in regional development.

The completed pledge projects, totaling 48, include gradual support for senior citizen center maintenance costs, expanded distribution of beauty and bathing vouchers, expansion and reconstruction of the senior comprehensive welfare center, support for solar panel installation to reduce senior center operating costs, and development of rural local water supply in the Geumjeong district. These efforts carefully and diversely support all residents to enjoy a happy and dignified life, contributing to the realization of an era of happiness for the residents.

Additionally, core projects that create future new growth engines and future food sources for our county include training automobile tuning technicians, increasing farm income through specialized crop cultivation by eup and myeon, fostering cutting-edge agriculture through smart farm activation, supporting traditional food industrialization, installing a residual pesticide analysis lab, reducing agricultural production costs and rural labor burdens using drones, promoting the fig industry special zone strategy, and advancing the comprehensive maintenance project in the Dopyo area. These contribute to building Yeongam as a prosperous hometown.

Other projects currently progressing normally include the construction of a small-scale library in Haksan-myeon, establishment of a day care center for the disabled, construction of a day and night care center for the elderly, building the Samho Harmony Culture and Sports Center, Samho indoor swimming pool, automobile tuning industry cluster establishment, aviation and drone industry development, Yeongam Trot Academy construction, and the Yeongam Eupseong Five-Color Skyway project. All these are either construction or mid- to long-term projects, with construction already underway or administrative procedures completed and related budgets secured, so groundbreaking is planned within the term, and the pledge fulfillment rate is expected to rise further.

A county official stated, “As a result of holding quarterly pledge progress report meetings, semiannual progress inspections, and operating resident juries, we have continuously managed the pledge projects as the highest priority, and during the 7th local government term, all pledge projects have shown high progress rates without cancellation or suspension, demonstrating achievements. We will also concentrate all administrative power to ensure that the remaining 10 projects currently progressing normally are completed within the term.”

Meanwhile, Yeongam-gun achieved the distinction of being selected as the best local government for pledge fulfillment by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, receiving the highest grade (SA) twice and an excellent grade (A) once during the three years of the 7th local government term in the ‘Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation.’

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