Yongin City Secures 7 Billion KRW from Gyeonggi-do Special Adjustment Grant

Expecting Flexibility in 23 Projects Across 6 Fields
Secured 3.9 Billion in Urban and Environmental Sectors

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 9th that it has secured 7 billion KRW as the first round of Gyeonggi Province's 'Special Adjustment Grants' this year.

'Special Adjustment Grants' are budgets provided by metropolitan governments to support basic local governments in carrying out special purpose projects such as current issues and disasters. From the perspective of basic local governments, the grant support allows them to allocate the city funds saved to other projects.

The grants secured by the city this time cover 23 projects in six areas: ▲Culture, Arts, and Sports ▲Urban and Environment ▲Disaster and Safety ▲Roads and Transportation ▲Social Welfare ▲Water Supply, Sewage, and Rivers.

In particular, the city explained that it secured grants worth 3.9 billion KRW for 12 projects in the Urban and Environment sector alone. Specifically, these include ▲Walking environment improvement in Jubuk-ri (400 million KRW) ▲Pedestrian road construction in Jwahang-ri (100 million KRW) ▲Walking environment improvement on Seogeunae-ro (500 million KRW) ▲Environmental improvement of Nogwon Children's Park (300 million KRW) ▲Walking environment improvement in Heungdeok District (500 million KRW) ▲Maintenance of walking trails in Mangol Neighborhood Park (400 million KRW) ▲Environmental improvement of Geumhwa 1 Children's Park (500 million KRW) ▲Environmental improvement under Yongin Light Rail Giheung Station (500 million KRW) ▲Creation of urban resting areas (200 million KRW) ▲Flowerbed creation along the outer trail of Sanghyeon Respia (100 million KRW) ▲Landscape maintenance of urban walking trails (100 million KRW) ▲Dredging of Dongbaek Lake Park (300 million KRW).

In the Disaster and Safety sector, the city secured 1.55 billion KRW for four projects: ▲Walking environment improvement of the school route from Mohyeon Elementary to Sinan Insville area (200 million KRW) ▲Maintenance of Nasan Elementary School's child protection zone (300 million KRW) ▲Improvement of underground passage disaster prevention facilities (550 million KRW) ▲Expansion of security CCTV installation in Bojeong, Jukjeon 1-dong, Jukjeon 3-dong, and Sanghyeon 2-dong (500 million KRW).

Additionally, in the Culture, Arts, and Sports sector, the city will receive 450 million KRW in support for two projects, including the replacement of artificial turf at Yongin Citizen Sports Center soccer field (300 million KRW) and maintenance of the tennis court at Suji Environment Center (150 million KRW).

Furthermore, in the Roads and Transportation sector, the city will receive 400 million KRW for two projects: ▲Improvement of road lighting in Jukjeon-dong (200 million KRW) ▲Installation of ground traffic lights in Suji District (200 million KRW). In the Water Supply, Sewage, and Rivers sector, 400 million KRW will be supported for two projects: ▲Maintenance of old pipes in the Sanghyeon-dong 195 area (200 million KRW) ▲Environmental maintenance of Tancheon Stream (200 million KRW). In the Social Welfare sector, 300 million KRW was secured for the expansion project of the Dementia Safety Center at Suji District Health Center.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, said, "We plan to actively respond to central government ministries and Gyeonggi Province public projects in the future to alleviate citizens' inconveniences and reduce the city's financial burden."

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