Cheongsong-gun Announces 2024 County Administration Operation Direction

Together with the Residents, a Prosperous Cheongsong for All!

Yoon Kyung-hee, the head of Cheongsong County, set the direction for county administration in 2024 as "Citizens Together, Everyone Living Well in Cheongsong" to complete the 8th term of the elected government’s vision, "United Cheongsong, a Leap Beyond!" and announced detailed plans along with the New Year's address.

Yoon Kyung-hee, Cheongsong County Governor.

To this end, Cheongsong County plans to focus on disaster prevention, solving the shortage of rural labor, revitalizing the economy through population inflow, and urban space redevelopment projects to revive the old downtown area, setting and promoting five strategic tasks by sector.

The first task is to implement agricultural policies that lead change. Abnormal temperature phenomena are natural disasters that have the greatest impact on food production, and in Cheongsong, where agriculture is predominant, it is no exaggeration to say that whether fruit trees suffer cold damage in spring determines the agricultural outcome of the year.

Accordingly, Cheongsong County plans to support micro-sprinkler devices to prevent cold damage, significantly increasing the support limits and subsidy rates to reduce the burden on farmers and enhance the effectiveness of cold damage prevention.

Additionally, the county will cultivate and distribute rootstocks resistant to pests and diseases and proactively supply fire blight medicine to prevent fruit tree infectious diseases, while disseminating fruit tree cultivation techniques that prevent disasters to farmers, thereby improving their competitiveness and productivity.

In particular, production and distribution environments will be changed in a way that reduces agricultural labor. Cheongsong County will continuously promote the establishment of future-oriented orchards to enhance the competitiveness of Cheongsong apples by reducing production costs. By making seedling cost support more realistic, the county will ease the burden on farmers establishing new multi-trunk, high-density orchards and stabilize the settlement of future-oriented orchards.

Also, the conventional practice of cutting apple stems will be discontinued. With improved road conditions and packaging materials, stem cutting has become unnecessary, yet local farmers have been spending an additional 8.6 billion KRW annually on labor costs for this. However, Cheongsong County plans to expand the distribution of stem-uncut apples to solve labor shortages, reduce farm management costs, and increase the competitiveness of Cheongsong apples.

Second, the county aims to realize a welfare Cheongsong where everyone is happy by taking responsibility for the entire life cycle of its citizens. With over 40% of the population being elderly, Cheongsong County must create an environment where seniors can live healthily and actively to become a vibrant community.

Accordingly, the county plans to discover various jobs suited to the abilities and needs of seniors and increase their participation opportunities. It will also improve senior centers and operate diverse leisure programs to encourage active social activities among the elderly, and secure essential medical personnel at the public health center to provide equitable basic medical services, ensuring citizens’ daily lives.

Furthermore, for the happiness of children and parents in Cheongsong, programs to relieve stress for pregnant women will be operated, parental allowance support will be expanded, and all-day care services and after-school academies will be provided to reduce parenting burdens and offer children diverse experiences. Additionally, for local youth in areas lacking cultural play facilities, an outdoor cultural and sports facility where the whole family can enjoy leisure together will be established in front of the youth training center.

Third, the county will build a prosperous local economy. By preparing residential environments that increase the resident and daytime populations and fostering industries suited to the region, Cheongsong will create an environment where young people can live and work locally. Public rental housing will be constructed in Wolmak-ri, Cheongsong-eup, enabling young people starting their social lives in Cheongsong to settle in the area, and apartment complexes will be built in Wolmak and Deok-ri districts to resolve housing shortages and prevent population outflow.

Fourth, cultural tourism policies to increase the population have also been prepared. On the former site of Juwangsan Elementary School, unique lodging facilities including a family hotel and glamping site will be developed to encourage younger generations and family travelers to stay longer in the region. Improvements to the environment of Dalki Mineral Spring Street and diversification of menus aim to captivate tourists’ tastes, offering a relaxing experience in the gourmet city known as the “Oxygen Cafe Cheongsong County.”

Finally, efforts will be made to create a comfortable and safe urban environment. To breathe new life into the city, the county will efficiently improve aging urban spaces and create hub spaces in the towns and township centers to increase foot traffic.

Projects such as urban planning road maintenance, installation of a roundabout on Jungang-ro in Cheongsong-eup, renovation of aging water pipes, and expansion of water supply zones will be promoted to improve residents’ living environments. Alongside this, undergrounding of power lines in Jinbo-myeon and the Green New Deal undergrounding projects in Hyeonseo and Andeok-myeon will be carried out to improve the streetscape of township centers and enhance residents’ quality of life.

Governor Yoon Kyung-hee said, “Having demonstrated the strength of a united Cheongsong over the past one year and six months of the 8th elected term, the next goal is a Cheongsong where everyone lives well together. Although there is still a long way to go and many challenges to overcome, we will do our best for the hopeful future of Cheongsong County based on achievements made through challenges,” expressing her determination for the New Year 2024.

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