Lee Hak-su, Jeongeup Mayor, Goes All Out to Discover New National Budget Projects

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] On the 11th, Lee Hak-su, mayor of Jeongeup, received reports on various current issues through an executive meeting and ordered meticulous implementation and countermeasures for problems.

Regarding securing the national budget, Mayor Lee ordered to make every effort to secure national funds by preparing response strategies aligned with the government and Jeonbuk Province's policy directions, cooperating with relevant ministries and local members of the National Assembly, and urged public officials to actively participate in discovering new national budget projects for 2024.

He also gave special orders to strengthen on-site administration for stabilizing citizens' lives, including inspections of water play facilities, heatwave countermeasures, and eradication of illegal garbage disposal.

The mayor stated, "Please inspect the safety of water play facilities frequently visited by citizens and tourists, and check cooling shelters to prevent damage during the ongoing severe heatwave."

He added, "Please focus on minimizing citizen inconvenience and damage caused by the heatwave through management, guidance, and inspection of construction sites and strengthening protection activities for the elderly."

Furthermore, he introduced a letter sent by local elementary school students reflecting citizens' awareness of the recent harms of illegal garbage disposal and waste separation, and requested to conduct education and publicity on recycling separation methods and the harms of unauthorized garbage disposal simultaneously.

He also urged preparation for the third wave of COVID-19.

Along with real-time sharing of confirmed case status and other information, he instructed to guide quarantine rules and especially strengthen COVID-19 prevention and quarantine activities for foreign seasonal workers in the second half of the year.

Mayor Lee said, "I asked to ensure thorough handover of duties to prevent administrative gaps caused by personnel changes and to make every effort for sincere and substantial reporting of council affairs."

Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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