Gumi-si, Betting on National Funding for Survival

Meeting with National Assembly Members Gu Ja-geun and Kim Young-sik Held at the National Assembly

Request for Support at the National Assembly Level for a Total of 31 Cases Including Expansion of Metropolitan Transportation Network

On the 19th, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk visited the National Assembly to meet with National Assembly members Gu Ja-geun and Kim Young-sik, holding a meeting to discuss major issues and secure national funding.

The meeting was attended by over 30 people, including local National Assembly members, the mayor of Gumi, and key senior officials, who engaged in in-depth discussions on major regional development issues and plans to secure national funding for the next year.

The city requested active support and cooperation to ensure smooth progress of key projects such as ▲promotion of next-generation growth engine industries including semiconductor materials and parts specialized complexes, defense industry innovation clusters, and opportunity development special zones ▲creation of an education-centered city through designation of glocal universities and education freedom zones ▲expansion of metropolitan transportation networks in preparation for the new airport era, including early construction of the Gumi-Gunwi highway, KTX-Eum Gumi Station stop linked with the Jungbu Inland Railway, and establishment of Donggumi Station on the Daegu-Gyeongbuk line (Seodaegu?Uiseong).

The city proposed a total of 31 items: ▲8 items under the jurisdiction of the Industry, Trade and Energy Committee, including the establishment of shared housing spaces for young workers (co-living houses) ▲8 items under the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, including early construction of the Gumi-Gunwi highway △5 items under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, including public design projects for cities hosting international events ▲4 items under the Environment and Labor Committee, including the establishment of an advanced electronics industry resource circulation cluster.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho stated, “The major projects discussed at the meeting are core projects that will become new growth engines for regional development, requiring active support at the National Assembly level. We will establish a close cooperative system with local National Assembly members to promote key projects and secure national funding, and do our best to secure as much government budget as possible for next year.”

The attending National Assembly members said, “We will actively carry out efforts to secure national funding so that major issues for Gumi’s leap forward are resolved and reflected in the final government budget during the upcoming National Assembly budget review process.”

Gumi City Hall.

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