Cheongsong-gun Deokri District Selected for Rural Space Improvement Project Competition

Removal of Harmful Facilities in the Village, Improvement of Residential Environment

Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, has been finally selected in the 2023 Rural Space Improvement Project competition hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, securing a total project budget of 18 billion KRW (11.7 billion KRW from national and provincial funds).

Cheongsong-gun Deokri District selected for the Rural Spatial Improvement Project competition.

The Rural Space Improvement Project is part of the rural spatial planning system promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. It supports the demolition and relocation of harmful facilities within villages and their conversion into rest areas and living facilities for residents.

The county selected the Deokri district, located near the Cheongsong-eup area, which has been suffering from severe odor and noise complaints, as the project site. Thanks to the active efforts of the residents' committee and the working promotion team composed of local residents, the project was successfully selected.

The project scale is a total of 18 billion KRW (50% national funds, 15% provincial funds, 35% county funds). By 2027, harmful facilities such as livestock barns and kennels near residential areas will be demolished, and the land will be purchased to improve residential infrastructure and scenery by creating public rental housing, agricultural practice farms, and a rural community complex cultural center. Additionally, resident capacity-building projects to revitalize the community will be promoted.

In particular, the county expects that demolishing harmful facilities will not only improve the rural living environment but also greatly contribute to responding to local extinction by linking with return-to-farming and return-to-village policies such as public rental housing and agricultural practice farms.

County Governor Yoon Kyung-hee said, “Through this Rural Space Improvement Project, we will do our best to resolve the odor issues that have been a long-standing concern for residents and create a pleasant and beautiful living environment.”

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