Sang-ik Lee, Hampyeong County Governor, "We Will Make This Year a Higher Leap for the Happiness of Our Residents"

"New Leap, Hopeful Hampyeong, Happy Hampyeong Residents"... Presenting the Direction of County Administration

On the 21st, Lee Sang-ik, the county governor, is delivering a policy speech at the 2nd regular session of the 278th Hampyeong County Council held in the main conference room of Hampyeong County Council.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Lee Sang-ik, the mayor of Hampyeong County, announced the major achievements and the direction of county administration for next year through a policy speech at the ‘278th Hampyeong County Council 2nd Regular Meeting’ held on the 21st.

The mayor emphasized, “Despite the difficult situation amid complex crises such as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, we have operated the county administration with utmost effort, focusing solely on the residents.”

Key achievements in 2022 included securing 93.2 billion KRW in national and provincial funds for disaster prevention, obtaining 33.3 billion KRW in project funds through selection for the Rural Agreement public contest project, providing COVID-19 self-disaster relief funds, and expanding scholarships for talent development.

Following the 7th elected term, Mayor Lee set the slogan for the 8th elected term as ‘A New Leap, Hopeful Hampyeong’ and presented six directions for county administration in 2023.

The directions for next year’s county administration proposed by the mayor focus on ▲revitalizing the local economy ▲providing vitality to farmers, agriculture, and rural areas ▲creating stay-type tourist destinations and promoting culture, arts, and sports ▲enhancing residents’ health and realizing customized welfare ▲establishing a pleasant and safe living environment ▲practicing open and communicative administration to improve residents’ life satisfaction.

As Naegyo and Gigak districts, which suffered flood damage from the heavy rains in 2020, were selected as targets for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s comprehensive flood damage living zone maintenance project, 21.8 billion KRW will be invested by 2026 to focus on installing drainage pump stations and maintaining small streams.

Additionally, 69.2 billion KRW will be invested in the natural disaster risk improvement district maintenance project to repair flood-prone sections and reconstruct bridges at two locations, Hampyeongcheon and Eomdacheon.

Notably, the 2023 main budget was organized at 500 billion KRW, an 8.48% increase from this year’s 471.8 billion KRW, with 501 billion KRW in the general account and 10.8 billion KRW in the special account, surpassing 500 billion KRW for the first time since the county’s establishment.

The mayor said, “Hampyeong now stands at a crossroads of new challenges and leaps on the wave of change. We will continuously communicate with the residents and make 2023 a year of higher leaps toward a happy Hampyeong.”

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