Buan-gun Secures 2.8 Billion Won in Special Grants... 4 Current Issues and 2 Disaster Cases

Record High in First Half of the Year, 2.5 Billion KRW for Current Issues and 300 Million KRW for Disasters

Buan-gun, Jeonbuk Province (Governor Kwon Ik-hyun) secured 2.8 billion KRW in the "Special Grant for the First Half of 2023" through active efforts such as multiple visits to central government ministries to ensure the successful hosting of the 2023 World Jamboree and the swift promotion of local pending projects.

According to the county on the 4th, this amount is 1.7 billion KRW more than the 1.1 billion KRW secured in the first half of last year and is the largest amount among county-level regions. The secured special grant includes 2.5 billion KRW for four pending projects and 300 million KRW for two disaster-related projects.

On May 24th, Kwon Ik-hyun (left), Buan County Governor, visited the Local Tax Division of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to explain the project.
[Photo by Buan County]

The pending projects by category are ▲ Buan-gun infrastructure maintenance project (road repaving) with 700 million KRW ▲ Installation of sewage pipeline infrastructure in Haengan-myeon hub area with 700 million KRW ▲ Construction of Haetteulmaru Buan-eup district tourism center with 800 million KRW ▲ Installation of a roundabout at Haseo Seopmot Intersection with 300 million KRW. The disaster projects include ▲ Repair and reinforcement of Gwangcheon Bridge in Dongjin-myeon with 200 million KRW ▲ Installation of automatic weather observation equipment (Naebyeonsan) with 100 million KRW.

In particular, the county infrastructure maintenance project is a road repaving project for the entrance road to the World Scout Jamboree event to be held in August, aimed at providing visitors with a comfortable traffic environment. This project, requested since last year, was selected and will be promoted swiftly to ensure the successful Jamboree event.

Governor Kwon Ik-hyun said, "We have made every effort to successfully host the 2023 World Jamboree and resolve local pending projects, and it is meaningful to have achieved significant results. We will continue to visit central government ministries to overcome difficult financial conditions and establish an organic cooperation system to secure as much national budget as possible."

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