Top 10 Administrative Achievements That Shined Yeosu in 2022, No.1 is the Opening of Seonsodaegyo Bridge

Citizens and Public Officials Selected Through 2-Stage Evaluation... Gateway City of Southern Coast, Mihang Yeosu as a Stepping Stone

Confirmed Geumo Island Sea Bridge, Noticeable Citizen-Focused Projects Including Daily Recovery Support Fund Payment

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced on the 6th that the opening of Seonso Bridge was selected as the No. 1 among the ‘Top 10 Administrative Achievements that Shined Yeosu in 2022.’

The city selected 20 projects from 64 excellent policies across all departments through the first internal evaluation panel’s document review, then conducted an online survey from November 23 to 30 targeting 1,634 citizens and 1,185 public officials to finalize the top 10 projects.

Following the opening of Seonso Bridge, ▲2nd place was the government’s first official decision on the victims and bereaved families of the Yeosu-Suncheon Incident after 74 years, and ▲3rd place was the confirmed promotion of the construction of a marine bridge running along Geumodo Bireong-gil.

▲4th place was the completion of the first pledge of the 8th elected administration, the distribution of daily recovery support funds to all citizens, and ▲5th place was securing 36 billion KRW for the ‘Geomeundo Modern Historical and Cultural Space Creation Project,’ the only nationwide selection.

From 6th to 10th place were ▲the modernization project for the maintenance of aging local water supply pipelines ▲realization of a safe city Yeosu through 24-hour dense CCTV control ▲winning the Korea SNS Award ‘Best’ for seven consecutive years and two ‘Grand Prize’ awards in SNS categories this year ▲amendment of the Yeosu Expo Act for public development of the Expo site and successful hosting of the 10th anniversary event of the Yeosu World Expo ▲full exemption of the ‘individual resident tax’ for COVID-19 livelihood stabilization support.

Additionally, initiatives such as starting zero microplastic pollution in the sea, selection for a public postpartum care center to create a global postpartum environment, and laying the foundation for the 8th elected administration’s goal of recovering 10 million tourists and re-advancing as a marine tourism resort city in the southern coast region received favorable evaluations.

Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong said, “Thanks to the support of our citizens and the efforts of over 2,700 public officials, we were able to achieve good results in all areas of city administration. I especially thank the staff who delivered outstanding results in projects that citizens can feel directly,” adding, “We will do our best next year to build a happy Yeosu for all citizens, a beautiful port city and a key city on the southern coast.”

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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