Sancheong-gun Accelerates Preparation for Government Contest Project to Address Local Extinction

Meeting Held to Promote Regional Vitality Towns

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam is accelerating efforts to promote government public projects as part of responding to the risk of local extinction.

According to Sancheong-gun on the 22nd, a meeting was held on the 20th in the large conference room of the county office to promote government public projects such as the ‘Regional Vitality Town’ and the ‘2024 Local Extinction Response Fund Metropolitan Fund.’

The Regional Vitality Town public project, jointly promoted by seven central ministries including the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, aims to support the settlement of retirees and young people in the region and create regional hub residential complexes that combine housing and living services.

Accordingly, Sancheong-gun sought budget securing and promotion plans with the attendance of about 40 related officials including Vice Governor Kim Chang-deok and heads of departments and divisions.

A meeting is being held to promote projects such as the Regional Vitality Town.

In particular, based on the main contents and public guidelines of the ‘Regional Vitality Town Public Project Briefing Session’ hosted by Gyeongnam Province on the 17th, in-depth discussions were held including reviewing candidate sites. In addition, they decided to focus on swift project promotion with the first goal of being selected as a target site for the public project within the province starting in March.

An official from the county said, “The Regional Vitality Town public project is a great opportunity to increase the population through improving residential conditions and creating living hubs in Sancheong-gun,” and added, “We will do our best to be selected as a target site for the public project and to establish a project plan through active linkage and cooperation among related departments.”

Sancheong-gun has achieved the highest population growth rate in the province last month as a result of implementing various population policies to maintain its population of 34,000, and has also seen continuous increases in incoming population, showing positive outcomes.

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