Gokseong-gun Discovers 70 National Treasury Proposal Projects Worth 103.8 Billion Won in 2023

Focusing on Securing Budget for Residential Environment Improvement Projects Linked to Excavated Current Population Inflow Policies

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that on the 14th, it held the 2023 National Treasury Project Proposal Discovery Report Meeting at the county office's Communication Maru, discovering a total of 70 projects worth 103.8 billion KRW.

Among the projects discovered at the meeting, new projects accounted for 43 projects worth 25.8 billion KRW (total project cost 301.2 billion KRW), and continuing projects were 27 projects worth 78 billion KRW (total project cost 390.8 billion KRW).

This represents an increase of 12 projects and 36.3 billion KRW compared to last year, clearly demonstrating Gokseong-gun's intensified efforts in discovering national treasury projects.

The report meeting was presided over by County Governor Yoo Geun-gi, with 24 attendees including the deputy governor and heads of departments.

The meeting involved intense discussions to supplement the necessity and justification of newly discovered local pending projects and to seek smooth funding plans for continuing projects, aiming to secure national and provincial budget.

Representative new projects include, in the cultural tourism sector, ▲Gokseong Railroad Park Development Project (total project cost 11.8 billion KRW), ▲Gokseong Sports Center Construction Project (total project cost 49 billion KRW), and in the safety and construction sector, ▲Gokseong Seomjingang Riverside Road Improvement Project (total project cost 45 billion KRW).

In the environmental sector, there was ▲Dongaksan Ecological Park Development Project (total project cost 3 billion KRW), and in the forestry sector, ▲Wooden Facility Project for Use by Vulnerable Health Groups (total project cost 5 billion KRW).

Additionally, in the agricultural sector, new projects included ▲Gokseong Taro Rural Convergence Industrialization Zone Development Project (total project cost 3 billion KRW), and ▲Youth and Retiree Rental-type Smart Farm Development Project (total project cost 2 billion KRW).

Notably, following the revision of the "Special Act on Balanced National Development" and Gokseong-gun's designation as a population decline area this year, the population policy sector saw the discovery of ▲Seokgok Area Temporary Residential Facility Complex for Out-of-Area Residents Project (total project cost 4 billion KRW) as a key policy initiative, attracting attention.

For continuing projects, funding plans were discussed for ▲Seomjingang Donghwa Garden Cultural Arts Belt Development Project (total project cost 9.3 billion KRW), ▲Old Market Resident Participation Cultural Space Development Project (total project cost 5.8 billion KRW), and ▲Songjeon District Flood Damage Living Area Comprehensive Maintenance Project (total project cost 43.7 billion KRW).

Gokseong-gun plans to continuously discover local pending projects until April, when applications for national treasury subsidy projects are submitted.

They intend to develop response plans aligned with the government's budget formulation schedule and distribute a national treasury acquisition manual to staff, taking an all-out approach to securing national and provincial funds.

A Gokseong-gun official stated, "We will continue to supplement project plans so that the discovered pending projects can be linked with population inflow policies. In particular, we will take a more proactive approach to securing project budgets aimed at improving residential conditions."

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun cha6960@asiae.co.kr

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