The Nation's Largest Namhae Police Training Center ... To Be Built in Namhae-gun

National Police Agency-Namhae County, Police Training Center
New Construction Project Business Agreement Signed

The largest police training center in the nation will be established in Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam.

The National Police Agency and Namhae-gun signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the construction project of the Namhae Police Training Center on the 15th at the county office's main conference room.

Business Agreement Ceremony between Namhae-gun and the National Police Agency.

This investment agreement aims to build the largest police training center in the country on a 21,743㎡ site around the Namhae Sports Park Sea Stadium, with National Police Agency Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun personally attending the signing ceremony.

The initial project plan was for a total budget of 41.5 billion KRW and 146 rooms, but the budget secured by the National Assembly was 21.4 billion KRW. To secure an additional 20.1 billion KRW, the National Police Agency is currently conducting a feasibility study. Once the feasibility study results are available, the National Police Agency and Namhae-gun will jointly work to secure the additional budget.

If the largest police training center in the nation is built as originally planned, it is expected to attract about 230,000 visitors annually, generate an economic ripple effect of 28.9 billion KRW, and create more than 54 new jobs.

In particular, the increase in 230,000 visitors is expected to breathe new life into the stagnant Sports Park. Namhae Sports Park was established in 2002 as the nation's first sports park and greatly contributed to promoting Namhae-gun as a sports park mecca. However, as local governments nationwide competitively developed and operated sports parks, the aging facilities of Namhae Sports Park have been losing their former glory.

In 2022, the total number of visitors to the Sports Park was about 72,000, and the annual utilization rate of the Sea Stadium was only about 30%.

If one of the five natural grass soccer fields in the Sports Park, the Sea Stadium, is provided as the site for the police training center, the reputation as a sports mecca will be maintained, and with 230,000 annual visitors using the Sports Park, it is expected to greatly contribute to revitalizing the space.

Namhae-gun operates six other natural grass soccer fields besides the Sports Park and owns a total of 11 natural grass soccer fields.

Commissioner Yoon said, "Thanks to the efforts of the National Police Agency and Namhae-gun, the 21.4 billion KRW budget for the new police training center was approved by the National Assembly in 2021. Although insufficient, the foundation for building the police training center has been laid. Let us work together with Namhae-gun to persuade the budget authorities so that the largest police training center in the nation can be built as originally planned."

In response, Namhae-gun Governor Jang Chung-nam said, "This project is expected to provide welfare through rest and relaxation for police families and create jobs and revitalize the local economy for our county. Our county will spare no administrative support during the construction process of the police training center. We also ask the National Police Agency to increase the project budget and proceed promptly to build the largest and best facility in the nation."

Meanwhile, high-ranking officials including National Police Agency Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun, Choi Jong-moon, Director of the Police Personnel Planning Bureau, Kim Su-hwan, Director of the Public Safety Information Bureau, and Han Won-ho, Director of Public Safety at the Gyeongnam Police Agency, attended the MOU signing ceremony for the Namhae Police Training Center on the day.

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