Mokpo Mayor Park Hong-ryul Breaks a Sweat Securing National Budget for Next Year

Seosamsok, Chairman of the National Assembly Budget and Accounts Committee, Visits to Request Next Year's National Budget

Visits to the National Assembly and Ministry of Economy and Finance to Explain Current Issues Including Expansion of Namaak Pu

On the morning of the 27th, Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo City, visited the National Assembly and the Ministry of Economy and Finance to explain urgent projects such as the expansion of the Namak public sewage treatment facility and is working hard to secure national funding for next year.

On that day, Mayor Park first visited Kim Won-i, a member of the National Assembly, and then met with Seo Sam-seok, Chairman of the Budget and Accounts Committee, to explain major pending projects including △ the construction of the Mokpo Eoullim National Sports Center △ expansion of the Namak public sewage treatment facility △ establishment of a foundation for operating an export-strategic Gim industry specialized institution △ creation of a seafood export complex △ and establishment of the Western Maintenance Base for the Coast Guard, requesting national budget support.

(On the left) Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo City, is visiting the National Assembly to meet Seo Sam-seok, Chairman of the Budget and Accounts Committee, to explain current projects. [Photo by Mokpo City]

In the afternoon, he visited the Sejong Government Complex and met with related directors including Park Geum-cheol, Social Budget Review Officer of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, actively explaining Mokpo City's pending projects and requesting their inclusion in the 2024 government budget proposal.

Prior to this, Mokpo City has frequently visited central government departments to explain major pending projects, and thanks to these efforts, many projects have been reflected in next year’s budget proposals submitted by various ministries to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The construction of the Eoullim National Sports Center is a project to further expand dramatically improved sports infrastructure in time for the nationwide (including disabled) sports competition to be held this October. It involves building an indoor training center and a multipurpose gymnasium on the site of the Mokpo Sports Complex. The city plans to enhance sports facilities located within residential areas to improve citizens’ convenience for physical activities and to serve as a catalyst for attracting competitions and training camps.

The expansion of the Namak public sewage treatment facility aims to increase the sewage treatment capacity from 22,000 cubic meters per day to 30,000 cubic meters per day, in response to the growing population in new towns such as Okam and Namak, as well as the expected population increase due to land development in the Imseong district.

The establishment of a foundation for operating an export-strategic Gim industry specialized institution is a project aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the Gim industry and revitalizing exports by building systems for food safety assurance and international food safety certification.

The seafood export complex project, which has been underway since 2020, aims to operate a dried Gim exchange, frozen and logistics warehouses, and rental processing factories in the Daeyang Industrial Complex. The city has requested an increase in next year’s budget to ensure the project proceeds without setbacks.

The establishment of the Western Maintenance Base for the Coast Guard, currently underway in Heosado, is nationally urgent as there is a need for a maintenance base equipped with commercial facilities for large vessels (over 5,000 tons), requiring timely completion.

Mayor Park Hong-ryul stated, “Mokpo’s pending projects have significant effects and necessity not only locally but also nationally,” and added, “I will maintain vigilance until the National Assembly’s review period and advocate for national funding with persuasive arguments.”

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