Simmin Imsil-gun Governor Strives to Realize Premium Tourist City... Full Effort to Secure National Budget

Published 17 Nov.2023 10:20(KST)

Sim Min, the governor of Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk, is making every effort to secure national funding to create a premium tourist city attracting ten million visitors.

According to the county on the 17th, Governor Sim visited the Ministry of the Interior and Safety the day before and held meetings with Choi Byung-kwan, Director of Local Finance and Economy, Jin Seon-ju, Head of the Local Tax Division, and Hong Sung-chul, Head of the Fiscal Policy Division to discuss current projects in Imsil-gun.

Simmin, the mayor of Imsil County, is meeting with Choi Byung-kwan, Director of Local Finance and Economy, to secure national budget funding. <br>[Photo by Imsil County]

Simmin, the mayor of Imsil County, is meeting with Choi Byung-kwan, Director of Local Finance and Economy, to secure national budget funding.
[Photo by Imsil County]

First, Governor Sim visited the Local Tax Division of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and requested support from Head Jin Seon-ju for four projects applying for special local grants in the second half of 2023.

Governor Sim emphasized that the four projects?the Okjeongho Barrier-Free Sharing Road Construction Project (1 billion KRW), Imsil-gun Bandabi Sports Center Construction Project (1 billion KRW), Shindeok Ogung-ri Sangchon Village Access Road Expansion Project (1 billion KRW), and Agricultural Technology Center Scientific Farming Facility Construction Project (1 billion KRW)?are essential for strengthening agricultural competitiveness and improving residents’ living conditions in Imsil-gun, and thus require special local grant support.

After the meeting with Head Jin Seon-ju, Governor Sim immediately continued discussions with Choi Byung-kwan, Director of Local Finance and Economy at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

At this meeting, Governor Sim explained the transformation of Okjeongho, which is emerging as a nationwide tourist hotspot with the opening of the Okjeongho Suspension Bridge and Bungeo Island Ecological Park, along with his request for special local grant support.

He also asked for special attention and support for tourism development projects in the Okjeongho area, including the upcoming Okjeongho Jaraseom Eco Healing Tourism Land Project, waterfront trail construction, and cable car and zipline installation projects through private investment attraction.

Additionally, Governor Sim requested the accompanying Hong Sung-chul, Head of the Fiscal Policy Division, to pay special attention to the central government’s financial investment review for the Imsil Residential Vitality Complex Center (38.7 billion KRW), Imsil County Government and Small and Medium Enterprise Workers’ Rental Housing Construction Project (200 units, 53.3 billion KRW), and Gwanchon Public Rental Housing Construction Project (120 units, 45.2 billion KRW).

Governor Sim is known to have been actively working throughout the year to secure national budgets by navigating the National Assembly and central government ministries to make Imsil a premium tourist city.

As a result of this proactive administration, despite the government’s fiscal tightening policy, the county was able to secure 129.6 billion KRW in national funds for next year, an increase of 7.5 billion KRW compared to this year.

Governor Sim Min said, “We will continue to do our best to secure budgets to make Imsil a premium tourist city visited by ten million tourists.”