Wanju County Forestry Cooperative Begins Construction of 'SJ Sanlim Cultural Complex Center'

Jeonbuk Wanju-gun Forestry Cooperative (Chairman Im Pil-hwan) announced on the 30th that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 'SJ Forest Culture Complex Center' on the 29th at the Forestry Cooperative site within the administrative complex town of Yongjin-eup, Wanju-gun.

On the 29th, the Wanju County Forestry Cooperative held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 'SJ Forest Culture Complex Center.'
[Photo by Wanju County Forestry Cooperative]

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by about 200 people, including National Assembly member Ahn Ho-young, Wanju County Governor Yoo Hee-tae, Chairman Seo Nam-yong, Provincial Assembly members Yoon Soo-bong and Kwon Yo-an, Hong Seong-jo, head of the Jeonbuk Regional Headquarters of the Korea Forestry Cooperative Federation, heads of other organizations and social groups, executives, delegates, and members of the Wanju-gun Forestry Cooperative, celebrating the event.

The newly constructed SJ Forest Culture Complex Center is a project selected through the Korea Forest Service's public contest project, the '2023 Forestry Cooperative Specialized Project.' A total of approximately 4.7 billion KRW, including national and local government funds and self-contributions, will be invested. The location is at 975-95 Ungok-ri, Yongjin-eup, along with eight other parcels, with a site area of 2,595㎡ and a total floor area of 2,138.86㎡. The building will be 1 to 3 stories above ground, with completion targeted for May next year.

The first floor will house an exhibition and sales hall for forest products, a permanent tree market, a forest caf?, and a mutual finance corner. The second and third floors will be used as a meeting room for forestry workers, a forest management consultation room, an online studio for forest product distribution, and a forest experience center.

Chairman Im said, “Although forest owners, forestry workers, and cooperative members stood at the forefront of national land greening and overcame difficulties, forestry has been neglected in public interest because it is considered a long-term and non-lucrative industry. The SJ Forest Culture Complex Center, a long-cherished project of the cooperative, is an achievement made possible by the support and encouragement of forest owners, forestry workers, and cooperative members, along with active administrative assistance.”

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