Kang Jin-won, Gangjin County Governor: "We Will Secure National Funding Until It Succeeds"

Securing National Funding for 2023 Key Projects at the National Assembly 'A Matter of Life and Death'

[Gangjin=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su] “Gangjin is ready. We ask for bold support at the national level so that it can become a model for local governments overcoming the crisis of population extinction.”

As the review of the government budget bill for 2023 by the National Assembly is nearing its final stage, Gangjin County Governor Kang Jin-won visited the National Assembly again on the 25th to explain the necessity of local pending projects and is making every effort to persuade for securing next year’s national budget.

Governor Kang met with related lawmakers, including Kim Seung-nam of the Democratic Party of Korea, who represents the local constituency, to explain the necessity of local pending projects and strongly requested the inclusion of national funds.

The main proposed projects are ▲Establishment of the Wolchulsan National Park Ecological Exploration Center ▲Construction of the access road to the 3rd Battalion of the 8539th Unit ▲Damage compensation appraisal for shellfish decline in Gangjin Bay ▲Drainage improvement project in the Sinjeon Songchon district, totaling 53.2 billion KRW.

All projects requesting national funding are directly related to the quality of life of the residents, and to pass the final hurdle of the National Assembly’s Budget and Accounts Committee, the governor and all staff are determined to devote their full efforts until the very end.

The establishment of the Wolchulsan National Park Ecological Exploration Center is emphasized as an essential project to increase the utilization rate of the national park, attract tourists, revitalize the depressed local economy, and improve the future growth engine and quality of life of Gangjin County citizens.

The access road construction project for the 3rd Battalion of the 8539th Unit is necessary to build a bypass road for residents’ safety and convenience due to the high risk of traffic accidents caused by the existing narrow access road. The damage compensation appraisal project for shellfish decline in Gangjin Bay aims to identify the causal relationship and damage rate to provide reasonable compensation to fishermen.

Governor Kang said, “For financially strained Gangjin County, securing national and provincial funds is not an option but a mandatory task to solve major pending projects,” adding, “Since these projects are directly related to the quality of life of the residents, we will keep knocking on the doors of the National Assembly until we secure as much national funding as possible.”

Gangjin=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su gabrielw@asiae.co.kr

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