Hamyang-gun Holds 2nd National Road Fund Securing Project Discovery Report Meeting

Full Effort to Secure 119 Billion KRW for 111 Major Projects

Hamyang County in Gyeongnam announced on the 6th that it held the ‘2024 2nd National Subsidy Project Discovery Report Meeting’ in the county office’s large conference room to discover new growth engine projects for the construction of Hamyang, aiming to revive the stagnant livelihood economy and open a vigorous leap forward together.

The report meeting, presided over by County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong on the 3rd, was organized to seek measures to secure national subsidies, which along with local allocation tax, constitute the largest part of the county’s finances.

At the meeting, more than 70 participants including heads of all departments discussed securing a total of 119 billion KRW in national subsidies for 111 projects, including 56 new projects, which is 16 more than the first report meeting, and 55 ongoing projects.

Jin Byeong-yeong, the governor of Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, is conducting the 2nd National Road Fund Securing Project Discovery Report Meeting.

In particular, after the first report meeting, the departments visited relevant central and Gyeongnam provincial government offices to explain the appropriateness and necessity of the project plans, and focused discussions on countermeasures based on the outcomes of these visits.

The major new projects include ▲‘Rural Agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ for strategic rural space creation and revitalization ▲‘Rural Space Maintenance Project’ for hazardous facility improvement and urban regeneration ▲‘Hamyang Middle and High School Commute Route Green New Deal Undergrounding Project’ for creating a clean and safe urban landscape ▲‘Hamyang County Food Integrated Support Center Distribution Facility Installation’ to expand the supply of local agricultural products.

Additional newly discovered projects include ▲‘Southern Region Wide-area Tourism Development Project’ to link representative tourism infrastructure such as Sangnim Park and Daebongsan Recreation Valley and form new travel themes ▲‘VR-based Dementia Safety Care Service for Remote Villages’ to establish a medical infrastructure free from dementia concerns, among 10 other projects.

Governor Jin, who presided over the report meeting, said, “To overcome poor financial conditions and achieve sustainable development, active budget securing activities are essential,” and urged, “All departments should establish phased response strategies for budget securing and do their best in budget securing activities, including actively visiting relevant central government and Gyeongnam provincial government offices.”

The county plans to hold countermeasure report meetings regularly until the budget is finalized for the discovered projects and to make every effort to secure national subsidies through close consultations with central government ministries.

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